which indicators were felt to be important in developing a Mental Health dashboard for the SCN MHIG Meeting South West. Adrian James welcomed those present and It was agreed that Fay and Anna will provide introductions were made, attendees included mental health data updates at meetings going Adrian James (Chair), Justine Faulkner forward. (Network Manager), Anna Bilham, Fay Beck, Action: Fay and Anna to liaise with PHE (Debbie Tim Francis, Lin Walton (on behalf of Gavin Stark) re: access to indicators around Thistlethwaite), Sarah Oke, Jo Hammond, demographics, anxiety prevalence, dual Amanda Fisk, Wayne Lewis, Sandra Miles, morbidities and number of suicides. Tracey Marsh, Rob Gough, Lee Colwill, Ellen Action: Fay and Anna to link in with Amanda Wilkinson, Andy Haytread Fisk and Local Criminal Justice Board re: Crisis indicators (S136s, % in custody, discharge and follow ups): Minutes of the last meeting Action carried forward: Ruth Hall (RH) to Target Resilience Funding Update circulate framework to commissioners and flag Justine Faulkner informed the group that the as being applied to physical and mental health South region received £6.2 million extra The group confirmed that all other actions funding for Crisis and Early Intervention. The following the last meeting had been met or SCN worked with the regional office to were to be discussed at this meeting. organise a panel to screen bids and increase timescales for bid applications; £2.8 million of South West bids were shortlisted. Mental Health Intelligence Network Additional funding has also been received and and Data the SCN have circulated an invitation to bids Anna Bilham (Quality Improvement Project for moneys for projects aligned with 111 and Manager) and Fay Beck (Information and emergency care. SWAST are keen to progress Quality Improvement Analyst) from the South a cross-CCG bid, to support the deployment of West SCN presented the Mental Health mental health professionals in their control Intelligence Network to the group, and gave an rooms, to provide clinical advice to crews, and insight into some of the information available the SCN are working on co-ordinating a about mental health. The group discussed collective bid with CCGs.
SCN MHIG Meeting Adrian James welcomed those present and introductions were made, attendees included Adrian James (Chair), Justine Faulkner (Network Manager), Anna Bilham, Fay Beck, Tim Francis, Lin Walton (on behalf of Gavin Thistlethwaite), Sarah Oke, Jo Hammond, Amanda Fisk, Wayne Lewis, Sandra Miles, Tracey Marsh, Rob Gough, Lee Colwill, Ellen Wilkinson, Andy Haytread Minutes of the last meeting Action carried forward: Ruth Hall (RH) to circulate framework to commissioners and flag as being applied to physical and mental health The group confirmed that all other actions following the last meeting had been met or were to be discussed at this meeting. Mental Health Intelligence Network and Data Anna Bilham (Quality Improvement Project Manager) and Fay Beck (Information and Quality Improvement Analyst) from the South West SCN presented the Mental Health Intelligence Network to the group, and gave an insight into some of the information available about mental health. The group discussed which indicators were felt to be important in developing a Mental Health dashboard for the South West. It was agreed that Fay and Anna will provide mental health data updates at meetings going forward. Action: Fay and Anna to liaise with PHE (Debbie Stark) re: access to indicators around demographics, anxiety prevalence, dual morbidities and number of suicides. Action: Fay and Anna to link in with Amanda Fisk and Local Criminal Justice Board re: Crisis indicators (S136s, % in custody, discharge and follow ups): Target Resilience Funding Update Justine Faulkner informed the group that the South region received £6.2 million extra funding for Crisis and Early Intervention. The SCN worked with the regional office to organise a panel to screen bids and increase timescales for bid applications; £2.8 million of South West bids were shortlisted. Additional funding has also been received and the SCN have circulated an invitation to bids for moneys for projects aligned with 111 and emergency care. SWAST are keen to progress a cross-CCG bid, to support the deployment of mental health professionals in their control rooms, to provide clinical advice to crews, and the SCN are working on co-ordinating a collective bid with CCGs.
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