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£5.5m for ‘personalised’ mental health services

New funding worth £5.5m to improve mental health services in Wales was announced today (Wednesday 28 December) by Health Minister Lesley Griffiths.

£3.5m will go towards support at a local level, meaning enhanced mental health services being delivered in primary care settings such as GP surgeries.

A further £2m will support an expanded independent mental health advocacy service. The service helps and support patients to understand and exercise their legal rights.

The funding supports the implementation of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure which became law in 2010, which ensures mental health services are better designed around patients’ needs.

Every patient within secondary mental health services will also receive an individual care and treatment plan, developed in collaboration with them and their carers.

Patients discharged from secondary mental health services will also have a direct route back to services if they feel their mental health is subsequently deteriorating.

Health Minister Lesley Griffiths said:

"With one in four people suffering from mental health issues at some point in their lifetime, this funding will mean better support for people closer to their homes.
"This additional money will mean mental health services will be available within primary care settings and be delivered alongside general health services provided by GPs.
"It also means that mental health services will be more personalised, focusing on the recovery model of care and treatment, appropriately tailored for specific groups.
"It will also mean that individuals will get timely access to assessment when they have been discharged from secondary mental health services but feel they would again benefit from further treatment."

 

 

On 26 September 2011 the Welsh Government began a formal consultation on the draft Mental Health (Regional Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2012.

If made, this subordinate legislation would enable Local Health Boards and local authorities in Wales to enter into regional working arrangements to deliver local mental primary mental health support services under Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, and in making arrangements for the provision of assessments for former users of secondary mental health services under Part 3 of the Measure.

The consultation period begins on 26 September 2011, and all responses must be submitted to the Welsh Government's Mental Health Legislation Team no later than 16 December 2011.
A hyperlink to the draft Regulations and consultation document is attached here:
http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/healthsocialcare/regulations2012/?lang=en
If you require any further information on these draft Regulations, or the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, please contact: mentalhealthlegislation@wales.gsi.gov.uk

 

On Monday 19 September 2011 the Minister for Health and Social Services laid before the National Assembly for Wales two sets of Regulations associated with the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010: the Mental Health (Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2011, along with accompanying Explanatory Memoranda and Regulatory Impact Assessments.
These can be accessed via the attached hyperlinks:

Regulations 2011 - Explanatory Memorandum

The Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2011 - Explanatory Memorandum

These Regulations have been scheduled for debate by Assembly Members in the Senedd on Tuesday 18 October 2011.

A formal consultation process took place in relation to both sets of Regulations earlier in the year, and the consultation response reports from this exercise can be accessed via the attached hyperlinks:

http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/healthsocialcare/assessment/?lang=en&status=closed
http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/healthsocialcare/advocates/?lang=en&status=closed

If you require any further information on the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, please contact the Welsh Government's Mental Health Legislation Team at: mentalhealthlegislation@wales.gsi.gov.uk.

 

 

 

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