Mental Health Care Group
Le Bas Centre
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 4RP
8 December 2020
Report in respect of Ministerial Decision to identify Approved Establishments as required by Article 5 (1) of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 (MD-HSS-2020-)
Request for Ministerial Decision to designate:
St Andrew’s Healthcare, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5DG as an Approved Establishment under 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.
Reason for the request:
The term “Approved Establishment” is defined as an establishment or premises approved by the Minister for Health and Social Services.
On occasions Jersey’s Adult Mental Health inpatient unit is unable to meet the needs of the citizens we serve. There are individuals who require specialist treatment not currently available on island. It is in the best interests of those individuals not to be deprived of the specific treatment they require but to be offered every opportunity to be supported towards their recovery in an appropriate facility.
There request St Andrew's Healthcare, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DG to be approved is to ensure that we meet the needs of individuals who currently require the specialist facilities and treatments this establishment provides.
St Andrew’s Healthcare is a leading UK provider of specialist mental healthcare with the aim of transforming lives by working in partnership with commissioners, patients, families and carers, operating under the principle values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. The dedicated specialist services and environments include secure provision, open rehabilitation, and community-based solutions. The multi-disciplinary professional expertise covers trauma, personality disorder, psychosis, autism, learning disability, brain injury, complex dementia and Huntington’s-Disease. The charity reports a commitment to developing and adopting innovative therapies and treatments and to putting people first by prioritising safety and recovery.
The significant benefit of such facilities being made available in Jersey is acknowledged. Logistically this has not been possible; in terms of economy of scale there has not been, and still remains, no capacity to staff an Approved Establishment that could meet the diversity of complexity of need within the island. Specialist units such as these require not only environments conducive to those specific needs but also specifically specialist trained staff from a number of professional disciplines.
It is within our duty of care to ensure that we identify the most appropriate placement to meet the needs of the individual and it is to this end that this request is made.
Yours sincerely,
Jennie Pasternak
Lead Social Worker (Mental Health)
Mental Health Care Group
D +44 (0)1534 445897
E j.pasternak@health.gov.je