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Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016: Approved Establishments

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A decision made on 13 September 2019

Decision Reference MD-HSS-2019-0041

 

Decision Summary Title :

Notification of approved Establishments as required by Article 5(1) of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016

 

Date of Decision Summary:

12 September 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Mental Health Law Administrator

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 :

Notification of approved Establishments as required by Article 5(1) of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016

 

Date of Written Report:

12 September 2019

Written Report Author:

Lead Social Worker, Mental Health

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Notification of Approved Establishments as required by Article 5(1) and (2) of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016.

 

Decision(s):  The Minister, having been briefed by his Officers of the requirements of Approved Establishments, has identified ‘Brockfield House’ as an Approved Establishment for the purposes of admission or detention under Parts 8 and 9 of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 only.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister has a duty under article 5(1) and (2) of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 which states:

 

‘(1) The Minister must approve establishments or premises for the purpose of the care and treatment of patients, upon such terms and conditions as (subject to paragraph (2)) the Minister may think fit.

 

(2) The Minister may not exercise the function conferred by paragraph (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that, having regard to the best available treatment, the standard of treatment provided by the establishment or premises in question is appropriate and adequate’.

 

In terms of economy of scale there has not been, and still remains, no capacity to staff an Approved Establishment of this nature to serve the needs of individuals requiring specialist treatment in Jersey. Governance and due diligence checks have been completed and Brockfield House has been identified as appropriate and adequate to fulfil that requirement.

 

Resource Implications: There are no resource implications

 

Action required: The Minister to sign this Ministerial Decision so that Brockfield House, Essex becomes an approved establishment for the purposes of admission or detention of Jersey patients.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016: Approved Establishments

 

 

Report

 

 

Request for Ministerial Decision to designate Brockfield House Essex as an Approved Establishment under Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016

 

 

The Minister for Health and Social Services is requested to designate Brockfield House as an Approved Establishment pursuant to Article 5 of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 for the purposes of admissions/detentions under Parts 8 and 9 of the Law which deals with criminal justice.

 

The term “Approved Establishment” is defined as an establishment or premises approved by the Minister for Health and Social Services. To date only establishments in Jersey have been approved by the Minister but in some cases we require the use of establishments in the United Kingdom (UK) and for the purposes of this request Brockfield House.

 

A governance and due diligence process has been followed which has included checking the UK Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports and the current Service Level Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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