Agenda item

CAMHS Transformation work

Minutes:

Janette Fullwood, Head of Children, Young People and Families at the CCG presented the Children and Young People’s Commissioned Services Briefing for Quarter 3 2017/18.

 

It was recognised that the document was the first of its kind to update all partners on the Children and Young People’s Commissioned services.

 

In terms of governance, the Children’s Health and Wellbeing Board was being established /refreshed and would be meeting for the first time at the end of March 2018. All Directors of Children’s Services and Public Health and Executive Members for Children’s services had been invited to participate in this group.

 

This Board would feed into the three Health and Wellbeing Boards and had oversight of the CAMHS Transformation’s Futures in Mind East Berkshire group (chaired by Katie Simpson, Lead GP for Mental Health) which oversaw the Transformation project. It was recognised that the system remained fragmented and so the current providers funded through the transformation project had been extended for a further 6 months until Sept 18.

 

The Board raised concerns around the increase in numbers of children with emotional wellbeing needs, and stressed the importance of early intervention work.

The Board commented that it would be useful to gather information about all commissioned services through all partners to get an idea of the complete system.

In discussion, the following points were noted:

  • A service for mild anxiety and depression was being commissioned by West Berkshire CCG and accessed by some East Berkshire patients.
  • The data and performance was available for a range of audiences, and was not specifically for LSCBs.  The LSCB however needed assurance that governance and scrutiny was being undertaken
  • The Board welcomed the quarterly publication of this report and the data, but requested more detail on CAMHS waiting times, particularly those young people waiting for more than 6 and 12 months.
  • It was also requested that the waiting times for early intervention services such as Kooth and Youthline be included in the dataset, along with information of the risk management and support available to the individual whilst waiting.
  • The Board resolved to clarify offline who the Bracknell Forest representative was on the Future in Mind group. (Action: Lisa McNally)

·         It was noted that finding a suitable education representative for the Futures in Mind group had proven difficult.

·         It was commented that the LSCB had not had regular updates from CAMHS, /EHWB and agreed that this felt a priority area for the LSCB to have increased oversight.

·        The Futures in Mind group membership would be re-evaluated, and all invitees were encouraged to attend or send representatives.

·        The voluntary sector had not previously been included on the Future in Mind group due to conflicts of interest with commissioned voluntary groups. It was suggested that Phil Cook might join the group to represent the wider voluntary sector.

·        It was noted that the Future in Mind funding targets aimed to increase access for children and young people from 20% to 35%. NHS funded services alone saw approximately 16% of children and young people, so the work of the Local Authority and voluntary and community sector was stressed as a holistic approach.

 

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