health services. 1011 Pilot of a 24 hour August HCCG Improved access to information that will Plans for helpline in place. Date of Red helpline for advice 2015 aid appropriate action for people in a MH implementation to be confirmed crisis. Reduction in s136 detentions due to alternatives. 1012 Explore the April WMAS Improve immediate care to patients in Project work underway Green potential for new 2016 crisis, carers and practitioners. technologies within the 111/999 setting to enable better responses to people in crisis. Ensuring the right numbers of high quality staff 1013 Multi-agency All Frontline staff are appropriately trained MCA training taken place. Green Mental Capacity 2015 Act, and suicide Herefordshire Council is aware and Mental Health Partnership Working prevention training: committed to further enhancement of party set up a process to review all Programme agreed capability and capacity allied to MCA to suicides or attempts in the county and in place assure compliance. This will include to try and learn from them. rolling MCA training open to relevant staff and across sectors of the market to build New action to update the the required assurance. This is already in completion date as programme to place and consideration will be given to continue during 2016 to increase adding suicide prevention programme. access to training. 1014 Improve access to April WMAS Improve appropriate management of Full update at next Interagency MH education 2016 patients in MH crisis. meeting within WMAS Trust: Reduce risks for vulnerable patients Identify gaps in provision Incorporate
health services. 1011 Pilot of a 24 hour helpline for advice August 2015 HCCG Improved access to information that will aid appropriate action for people in a MH crisis. Reduction in s136 detentions due to alternatives. Plans for helpline in place. Date of implementation to be confirmed Red 1012 Explore the potential for new technologies within the 111/999 setting to enable better responses to people in crisis. April 2016 WMAS Improve immediate care to patients in crisis, carers and practitioners. Project work underway Green Ensuring the right numbers of high quality staff 1013 Multi-agency Mental Capacity Act, and suicide prevention training: Programme agreed and in place 2015 All Frontline staff are appropriately trained Herefordshire Council is aware and committed to further enhancement of capability and capacity allied to MCA to assure compliance. This will include rolling MCA training open to relevant staff and across sectors of the market to build the required assurance. This is already in place and consideration will be given to adding suicide prevention programme. MCA training taken place. Mental Health Partnership Working party set up a process to review all suicides or attempts in the county to try and learn from them. New action to update the completion date as programme to continue during 2016 to increase access to training. Green 1014 Improve access to MH education within WMAS Trust: Identify gaps in provision Incorporate April 2016 WMAS Improve appropriate management of patients in MH crisis. Reduce risks for vulnerable patients Full update at next Interagency meeting
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