Cross-Party Group Annual Report.

9 February 2015

Cross Party Group on Mental Health

Chair: David Rees AM

Secretary: Katie Dalton (Gofal)

1.    Group membership and office holders.

 

Chair: David Rees AM (Welsh Labour

Secretary: Katie Dalton (Gofal)

Llyr Huws Gruffydd AM (Plaid Cymru)

Mark Isherwood AM (Welsh Conservatives)

Bethan Jenkins AM (Plaid Cymru)

David Melding AM (Welsh Conservatives)

Eluned Parrott AM (Welsh Liberal Democrats)

Stuart Burge Jones (Mental Health Action Wales)

Suzanne Duval (Diverse Cymru)

Rhiannon Hedge (Mind Cymru)

Ewan Hilton (Gofal)

Richard Jones (Mental Health Matters Wales)

Peter Martin (Hafal)

Sara Moseley (Mind Cymru)

Linda Newton (Mental Health Action Wales)

Sarah Stone (Samaritans)

Alun Thomas (Hafal)

Emily Wooster (Mental Health Foundation)

 

 

2.    Previous Group Meetings.

 

Meeting  1.

 

Meeting date:        15/07/2015

 

Attendees:            

David Rees AM (Chair)      Aberavon (Welsh Labour)

Katie Dalton (secretary)     Gofal

Mike Hedges AM              Swansea East (Welsh Labour)

Ioan Bellin                        AMSS Simon Thomas AM

Shannon Curran                AMSS David Rees AM

Siân Donne                       AMSS Welsh Lib Dems/Kirsty Williams AM

Craig Lawton                     AMSS Suzy Davies AM

Mark Major                       AMSS Altaf Hussain AM

Claire Stowell                             AMSS Rebecca Evans AM

Suzanne Duval                 Diverse Cymru

Emma Harris                     Samaritans

Ewan Hilton                      Gofal

Richard Jones                   Mental Health Matters Wales

Sarah Stone                      Samaritans

Jonathan Willey                 Hafal

 

Summary of issues discussed:

·      Snapshot 3: People’s experiences of primary mental health services in Wales

·      Talk to Me 2

·      Together for Mental Health: Delivery plan 2

·      Mental Health First Aid Training

 

Meeting  2.

 

Meeting date:        09/02/2016

 

Attendees:  

David Rees AM (Chair)      Aberavon (Welsh Labour)

Katie Dalton (secretary)     Gofal

Bethan Jenkins AM            South Wales West (Plaid Cymru)

Llyr Gruffydd                             North Wales (Plaid Cymru)

Ioan Bellin                        AMSS Simon Thomas AM

Rebekah Burns                 Bipolar UK

Suzanne Duval                 Diverse Cymru

Rhiannon Hedge               Mind Cymru

Richard Jones                   Mental Health Matters Wales

Peter Martin                     Hafal

Sara Moseley                     Mind Cymru

Sarah Stone                      Samaritans

Manel Tippett                   Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales

Alex Vostanis                   BACP

 

Summary of issues discussed:

·      Together for Mental Health delivery plan 2016-19

·      Mental Health (Wales) Measure – Duty to Review

·      Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat for Wales

 


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  1. Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities with whom the Group has met during the preceding year.

 

Bipolar UK

4th Floor, Clarence House, Clarence Place, Newport NP19 7AA

 

Diverse Cymru
Alexandra House, 307-315 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF5 1JD

 

Gofal

Derwen House, 2 Court Road, Bridgend CF31 1BN

 

Hafal

Former Gellinudd Hospital, Lon Catwg, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DX

 

Mental Health Foundation

Castle Court, 6 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ

 

Mental Health Matters Wales


63 Nolton Street, Bridgend. Mid Glamorgan CF31 3AE

 

Mind Cymru
3rd Floor, Quebec House, Castlebridge, 5-19 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff CF11 9AB


 

Samaritans

33-35 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HB

 

Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales

Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FH

 

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy


BACP House, 15 St John's Business Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4HB


Annual Financial Statement.

9 February 2016

Cross Party Group on Mental Health

Chair: David Rees AM

Secretary: Katie Dalton (Gofal)

Group’s Expenses.

 

None.

£0.00

Costs of all goods.

 

No goods purchased.

£0.00

Benefits received by the group or individual Members from outside bodies.

 

No benefits received.

£0.00

Any secretariat or other support.

 

No financial support received.

£0.00

Services provided to the Group such as hospitality.

 

All refreshments paid for by Gofal, Hafal and Mind Cymru

 

Date

Description and name of provider

 

Cost

15/07/2015

Charlton House Catering

£128.58

09/02/2016

Charlton House Catering

£128.58

 

Total cost

 

 

£257.16