3005 Agreement of a June 2gether NHS Children under 18 are not placed in Police training in pace and Amber protocol for CYP 2015 Foundation Police custody as a Place of safety. delivered covered children being – requiring urgent Trust taken too at County Children’s unit and crisis mental Experience of children is improved Hospital. health care; to HCCG New model of care developed with include s136 and Adherence to local agreed care ambition to increase care available 24/7 access to Herefordshire pathways is demonstrated and 7 days per week access to advice. Council CAMHs assessment. Update to protocol delayed until new model WM Police agreed. Current protocol remains in place. WMAS 3006 Provision of liaison October WVT Improve appropriate management of Action complete. Links to action Green psychiatry 2015 patients in MH crisis. 4004 available in A&E. 2gether NHS Foundation Trust HCCG Social to mental health crisis services services’ contribution 3007 Development of a April Herefordshire Housing Plan to complement and support Housing plan being developed Green MH Housing Plan 2016 Council the Mental Health Strategy. 3008 Review the April Herefordshire The Social Care Mental Health Operating New team of mental health social Green availability of 2015 Council Model will provide assurance allied to workers in place with a rota of AMHP to AMHP to discharge legislative AMHPs. undertake MHA requirements. assessments 24/7. Action complete 3009 Sharing of AMHP April Herefordshire Regular shared information on activity Agreement by Herefordshire Green activity with 2015 Council and performance presented to the Council to share activity. Reporting partners including Group for the Crisis Care should follow the electronic s136 response times Concordat. form to supply all information to the Interagency group. As an interim
3005 Agreement of a protocol for CYP requiring urgent and crisis mental health care; to include s136 and 24/7 access to advice. June 2015 2gether NHS Foundation Trust HCCG Herefordshire Council WM Police WMAS Children under 18 are not placed in Police custody as a Place of safety. Experience of children is improved Adherence to local agreed care pathways is demonstrated Police training in pace and delivered – covered children being taken too Children’s unit at County Hospital. New model of care developed with ambition to increase care available and 7 days per week access to CAMHs assessment. Update to protocol delayed until new model agreed. Current protocol remains in place. Amber 3006 Provision of liaison psychiatry available in A&E. October 2015 WVT 2gether NHS Foundation Trust HCCG Improve appropriate management of patients in MH crisis. Action complete. Links to action 4004 Green Social services’ contribution to mental health crisis services 3007 Development of a MH Housing Plan April 2016 Herefordshire Council Housing Plan to complement and support the Mental Health Strategy. Housing plan being developed Green 3008 Review the availability of AMHP to undertake MHA assessments 24/7. April 2015 Herefordshire Council The Social Care Mental Health Operating Model will provide assurance allied to AMHP to discharge legislative requirements. New team of mental health social workers in place with a rota of AMHPs. Action complete Green 3009 Sharing of AMHP activity with partners including response times April 2015 Herefordshire Council Regular shared information on activity and performance presented to the Group for the Crisis Care Concordat. Agreement by Herefordshire Council to share activity. Reporting should follow the electronic s136 form to supply all information to the Interagency group. As an interim Green
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