A Crisis Collaboration event will be held in the South West House for the next meeting. New Year. Meetings will continue to be held bi-monthly on Wednesdays and further dates for 2015 are Crisis Concordat action plans and declarations currently being finalised. submission deadlines are the end of December 2014. Please send proposals for agenda items to Justine Faulkner. CAMHS Update (Justine Faulkner) The Commissioning Better CAMHS document Further Information was launched on 15 October 2014. The CAMHS Commissioners Forum will meet on 20 For information about the South West SCN November 2014 to discuss how to please go to and implement the document. Parity of Esteem (Justine Faulkner) To discuss any aspects of the work of the SCN The Smoking Cessation Conference has been and Mental Health Improvement Group, please reorganised to 24 February 2015. contact one of the team: Adrian James Perinatal Mental Health (Adrian James) Justine Faulkner Anna Bilham An event was held by the Maternity and SCN on 6 November 2014 where Children’s stakeholders discussed opportunities to improve the quality and safety of Perinatal and Infant Mental Health in the South West. A meeting is being held in December to decide whether an inpatient mother and baby unit should be commissioned. Any Other Business Chief Medical Officers Report The headlines include evidence around wellbeing and recommendations around people with mental health returning to work. Future MHIG Meetings The group suggested 14 January 2015 at
A Crisis Collaboration event will be held in the New Year. Crisis Concordat action plans and declarations submission deadlines are the end of December 2014. CAMHS Update (Justine Faulkner) The Commissioning Better CAMHS document was launched on 15 October 2014. The CAMHS Commissioners Forum will meet on 20 November 2014 to discuss how to and implement the document. Parity of Esteem (Justine Faulkner) The Smoking Cessation Conference has been reorganised to 24 February 2015. Perinatal Mental Health (Adrian James) An event was held by the Maternity and Children’s SCN on 6 November 2014 where stakeholders discussed opportunities to improve the quality and safety of Perinatal and Infant Mental Health in the South West. A meeting is being held in December to decide whether an inpatient mother and baby unit should be commissioned. Any Other Business Chief Medical Officers Report The headlines include evidence around wellbeing and recommendations around people with mental health returning to work. Future MHIG Meetings The group suggested 14 January 2015 at South West House for the next meeting. Meetings will continue to be held bi-monthly on Wednesdays and further dates for 2015 are currently being finalised. Please send proposals for agenda items to Justine Faulkner. Further Information For information about the South West SCN please go to To discuss any aspects of the work of the SCN and Mental Health Improvement Group, please contact one of the team: Adrian James Justine Faulkner Anna Bilham