Issue - meetings

The Panel will receive a presentation on this item.

The Chair invited Nicola Hazle (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership), Jane Rowland (BSW CCG) and Kate Morton (Bath Mind) to address the Panel.

Jane Rowland said that they would like to discuss with the Panel the way in which services across B&NES were transforming, gain their views on the approach that has been taken so far and hear any thoughts relating to future plans. She added that it was important to recognise the mental health needs of people post Covid.

Aligning priorities – MH and BSW Model of Care

·  Working together to empower people to lead their best life

o  Starting well

o  Living well

o  Ageing well

·  Personalised care – We want health and care to be right for every individual – not ‘one size fits all’

·  Healthier communities – We want people to live in communities that help them to live healthier lives

·  Joined-up local teams – People from the NHS, local authority, third sector and other partners will form teams together and we will have the right teams in your area

·  Local specialist services – We will provide more access to routine appointments, tests and treatments closer to where you live

·  Specialist centres – Our specialist centres like hospitals will focus less on routine care and more on specialist health and care.

Using digital by default

We will make full use of digital technology and data to improve health and care for people in BSW. We will also make sure that all our teams and services are inclusive for people with limited access to technology.

BSW System: Mental Health Priorities

·  Eating disorders – numbers are on the increase

·  16 – 25 years old – What provision is available through the transition into adulthood?

·  Personality disorders – Emotional trauma that has affected an individual. Sometimes referred to as Complex Emotional Needs

·  Older person services

·  Crisis services – Align with ambulance service and 111

·  Perinatal Mental Health

·  Neurodevelopment / ADHD

Where are we now…….

• Continued need to improve access and referral process – make getting support easier. Integrated approach with third sector and AWP

• Mental Health referrals above pre-Covid levels

• Increase in emotional wellbeing presentations. Increased anxiety in communities –including parental and family anxiety. Impact of wider determinants of Mental Health (e,g, housing, employment, family breakdown, bereavement, returning to school and current financial crisis)

• Priority focus on reduction on Out of Area Placements - a collaborative system response in progress

• Workforce risks – recruitment, retention and sickness. Impact on staff through Covid response and recovery

• Growing trust and confidence between statutory and third sector partners as we develop a different delivery model of care

• Understanding what people, families and staff have thought of the changes we have made and where we need to focus – regular engagement and co-production

B&NES: Key Themes

Nicola Hazle explained to the Panel some of the challenges and what will be seen as different in terms of provision.

High demand across the community services

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