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GWENT Mental Health Strategy
GWENT Mental Health Strategy (Summary)
Newport City Council - Engaging with Newport Residents
The Overview and Scrutiny Forum for Leisure and Continuing Learning is currently conducting a review of how the council engages with local people. The Forum is looking into different ways of communicating with local people, to see if public engagement in Newport could be more effective and efficient. The existing neighbourhood committees are on hold while the review is carried out. We would like to hear what Newport’s residents think about each option before making recommendations about the way forward. Please complete the online survey which can be found here. Alternatively, if you would like to request a paper copy of the form please contact us: Overview and Scrutiny Team, Newport City Council, Civic Centre, Newport NP20 4UR Tel. 01633 656 656 Email. info@newport.gov.uk
Welsh Government - Mental Health Regulations 2012
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 than16 December 2011. Click here to download the draft Regulations and consultation document
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 links below:
The Mental Health (Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) 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 links below:
Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services
Independent Mental Health Advocates
If you require any further information on the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, please contact the Welsh Government's Mental Health Legislation Team at: .
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill 2011 – CSP Leads Briefing, October 2011
Draft Public Engagement, Participation and Consultation Strategy 2011 – 2014 Consultation
Consultation on Supporting People Programme Guidance
Welsh Government
Consultation Document
Date of issue: 10 January 2012
National Survey for Wales will help the Welsh Government to understand and tackle the issues that are important to people in Wales. The survey covers a range of issues, such as people’s wellbeing, their views about public services, and what they think about their local area. Interviews will be carried out face-to-face with a representative sample of people aged 16 and over across Wales. Fieldwork will start in January 2012 and continue for at least 3 years; results will be published annually from late summer 2012. The survey is being carried out by TNS-BMRB and Beaufort Research Ltd, specialist research companies working on our behalf. All interviewers working on the survey have been CRB checked and will carry identification badges displaying their photo, company name and contact details.
Consultation - Annual Report of the Director of Social Services 2011/12
The Annual Report of the Director of Social Services is now in its 3rd year in Newport and gives residents the chance to voice their opinions about the effectiveness of the care services provided to them.
This approach requires each Welsh council to thoroughly analyse and assess services provided and then to consider what they are doing well, what could be done better and to pull together evidence that supports the conclusion reached. These internally reached judgements are then subject to ‘challenge’ by partners, carers and users of services.
Evidence Grids for 2011/12 have been drafted and are now available for consultation. This process is to check that the draft information gathered shows a clear approach to issues and a logical thread between:
1. What Social Services is aiming to do;
2. What Social Services is saying they are doing;
3. The results being achieved; and
4. The priorities Social Services are setting out for the future.
This ensures that the real impact of services on users and carers is taken into account and whether or not a difference has been made.
The 3 week consultation with staff and partners has now begun and closes on Wednesday 11th April 2012. Further information and copies of the draft Evidence Grids are available via the following link:
http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=socialcare.homepage&contentid=cont421653
When submitting feedback please think about whether the information gathered relates to the four points highlighted above and also clearly state which of the evidence grids this concerns.
Please return all comments via Email to one.newport@newport.gov.uk.
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/charities-act-review
http://www.gavowales.org.uk/file/CDBG_WCVA_Ministerial_Meetings_Update_Final.pdf
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