Products and Activities
This is a list of the key deliverables and activities the CSIP/NIMHE Implementation Programme has been commisioned to undertake by the Department of Health.
This work involves all the regions and workstreams of the Programme and until the end of the programme.
- National Service User & Carer (SUCS) Group - Monthly
- Regional Implementation Steering Group meetings – Monthly
- Publish monthly Update bulletin – Ongoing
- Stakeholder Awareness – Ongoing
- Develop and support shared action plans with SHAs - Feb 08
- Commissioning Strategy for Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Mar 08
- Supervised Community Treatment (SCT), Model for planning - April 08
- Independent Mental Health Advocacy – Good Practice Guide (Web based resource) – April 08
- Recruit national trainers – April 08
- Develop training materials for Independent Mental Health Advocates – May 08
- SCT Practitioner Guide – June 08
- Best Practice Guidance Sec135/ 136 – July 08
- Process re-engineering Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) Appeals process – July 08
- New guidance re MHRT booking procedures – July 08
- Mental Health Act Administrators Guidance Tool – August 08
- Collate National ‘Implementation Self Assessment Tool’ results to inform planning – August 08
- Independent Mental Health Advocate, National Advocacy Qualification – Sept 08
- Develop a system of monitoring Independent Mental Health Advocates services – Sept 08
- Evaluate effectiveness of programme of implementation - Dec 08
- Statutory Forms – Now part of the consultation process
- Publish Employers Guidance – awaiting Code of Practice
Work to support the introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocates and age-appropriate acomodation/environments will continue beyond October 2008.
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