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Mental Health Strategy (2016 – 2020): Planning together, for our future

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A decision made 12 November 2015:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2015-0038

Decision Summary Title :

Mental Health Strategy 2016-2020

Date of Decision Summary:

3 November 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 

Deputy Director Commissioning and Ministerial Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Mental Health Strategy 2016-2020

Date of Written Report:

3 November 2015

Written Report Author:

Deputy Director Commissioning and Ministerial Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  

Mental Health Strategy 2016-2020

 

Decision(s):

The Minister, recognising the importance of the Mental Health Strategy, decided to present it to the States for their information.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

To share with States Members and the public this important document that sets out how we must change the way services are provided in the community to meet the mental health needs of an ageing population. It is a key component of the overarching health and social services strategy set out in P82/2012, which is predicated on the redesign of acute and community health and social services on the Island.

 

Resource Implications:

During the period of the next MTFP 2016-2019 it has been identified that the Mental Health Strategy requires an investment of £1.8m.The Mental Health Strategy cannot be considered in isolation, it forms part of a whole system transformation as described in P82/2012. Achievement of the priorities and the extent to which the financial benefits resulting from the Mental Health Strategy are realised will be dependent on how successfully clinical and operational leaders are able to implement the different models of care in the community and how successfully the out of hospital and primary care strategies are in achieving transformational change. 

 

The Mental Health Strategy investment is an integral part in the modernisation of services as set out in P82/2012 to achieve safe, sustainable and affordable patient care.

 

 

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Action required:

To forward a request to the Greffier of the States and Publications Editor asking for arrangements to be made to present the Mental Health Strategy 2016-2020 as a Report to the States.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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