On 30th November 2009 in Wakefield YHIP ran the event 'System commissioning for age appropriate services under the Mental Health Act – a whole systems issue.'

The event was aimed at CAMHS Commissioners, AMHS commissioners, Governance Leads e.g Directors of Nursing and Tier 4 Regional Commissioning.

The aim of the event was to ensure that commissioners have information about their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act, particularly section 131A as this comes into force on the 1st April 2010. By the end of the event, commissioners across adult and CAMHS will have an action plan to ensure that they are ready for the legislation.

Documents from the event

• Event Programme
• Presentation - Providing an Appropriate Service by Bruce Bradshaw
• Presentation - Commissioning for Age Appropriate Services Under the Mental Health Act – a whole systems issue by Jane Sedgewick
• Presentation - Commissioning for Age Appropriate Services by Shirley Brook
• Summary of YHIP Event Evaluation Forms
• Action Plans (to be completed)

Weblinks to useful publications

• Systems Model for Planning Age Appropriate Environments
• Lancashire Care Junction Report Meeting the Needs of 16 and 17s
• Working together to provide age appropriate environment and adult mental health services and child and adolescent mental health patients under 18 – a briefing for commissioners of adult mental health services and child and adolescent mental health services.
• Pushed into the shadows report.
• Out of the shadows report.
• Safe and appropriate care for young people on adult mental health wards.
• The Royal College of Psychiatrists – Care Standards.