Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Our local Mental Health Services
The joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has completed its report on the NELMHT application for Foundation Trust status and its proposed service reprovision. [NELMHT = North East London Mental Health Trust].
The cross-borough, cross-party group - which includes Lib Dem councillors John Beanse (Waltham Forest) and Ralph Scott (Redbridge) - has made many recommendations on the future of Mental Health services across the 4 boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.
Particular concerns were the precise role of the proposed Board of Governors; the adequacy of services locally, given the drive towards more "care in the community"; more support needed for carers, with adequate respite provision; the need for all GPs to be more knowledgeable on mental health issues; greater emphasis needed on dementia problems - and much more.
Under the Department of Health guidance, NELMHT has 28 days to respond.
More news on health and other issues on www.cannhall.blogspot.com
The cross-borough, cross-party group - which includes Lib Dem councillors John Beanse (Waltham Forest) and Ralph Scott (Redbridge) - has made many recommendations on the future of Mental Health services across the 4 boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.
Particular concerns were the precise role of the proposed Board of Governors; the adequacy of services locally, given the drive towards more "care in the community"; more support needed for carers, with adequate respite provision; the need for all GPs to be more knowledgeable on mental health issues; greater emphasis needed on dementia problems - and much more.
Under the Department of Health guidance, NELMHT has 28 days to respond.
More news on health and other issues on www.cannhall.blogspot.com
# posted by John Beanse @ 10:49 AM 
