Top Service Receiver Priorities for July 2010 – Update
09/10
As identified by our Service Receiver Representatives (Reps) from the meetings they attended.
This is being looked into in a variety of meetings that Reps attend.
Concerns about the delay of the ‘Crisis Summit’ proposed by Derbyshire Mental health Trust to resolve issues with Crisis Services.
We have been assured that there will be an opportunity to voice service receivers concerns about the services available when people are in crisis, through a workshop, however, a date for this workshop still hasn’t been set.
The huge cost, up to £12,000 a night, to open the six bedded 'Ward 101' at the Royal Derby Hospital. The ward is a medical emergency ward, linked to Accident and Emergency (not specifically used for mental health). Could this money be better spent addressing the pressures on A&E units?
This question will be asked by Reps at both commissioning meetings and provider meetings to see if there is a better way of spending this money.
Still concerns about the reduction in the number of Derby City Commissioning meetings and the reduction in mental health service receiver input into this organization (City PCT).
The staff team at Derbyshire Voice are meeting with key personnel from this organisation in order to resolve this issue.
Confusion about the 'Personalisation' plans, where mental health service receivers can access a personal budget to purchase their own health and social care services. There are still so many unanswered questions about these plans.
Reps are attending a variety of meetings with both Derby City and County Councils in order to gain more clarity about this.
GP Drug Databases, how up to date are they? This is a concern after people have reported that they had been prescribed drugs that it had been discontinued for over two years.
Reps that attend the Drugs & Therapeutics meetings will be raising this issue at the next meeting.