NDM7028 Welsh Conservatives debate - Community mental Health Teams
NDM7028 Welsh Conservatives debate - Community mental Health Teams
NDM7028 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the Health Inspectorate Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales Joint Thematic
Review of Community Mental Health Teams.
2.
Further notes the increasing number of referrals to community mental health
teams across Wales.
3.
Regrets the lack of parity between physical health and mental health services.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to improve the support provided by and access to
community mental health teams, including:
a)
increasing spending on mental health services in real terms each and every year
until the end of the Assembly term;
b)
ensuring that crisis teams are available 24/7 in all major emergency
departments;
c)
urgently working with health boards to improve community mental health
facilities for service users and staff; and
d)
raising awareness over access to community mental health teams so service users
can get the best advice possible.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
points 3 and 4 and replace with:
Recognises
the need to ensure parity between physical and mental health services;
Calls
on the Welsh Government to improve the support provided by and access to
community mental health teams, including:
a)
continuing to increase spending on mental health services in real terms each
and every year until the end of the Assembly term, subject to the outcome of
the 2019 spending review;
b)
ensuring arrangements are in place to respond to mental health crisis 24/7 in
all major emergency departments;
c)
urgently working with health boards to improve community mental health
facilities for service users and staff; and
d)
raising awareness over access to community mental health teams so service users
can get the best advice possible.
Amendment
2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In
point 4, add as new sub-point at end of point 4:
publishing
meaningful performance data on waiting times, including by age groups and
diagnosis, so that claims of improvement can be independently verified.
Amendment
3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In
point 4, add as new sub-point at end of point 4:
ensuring
that community mental health teams liaise with welfare rights services to
protect vulnerable people against DWP assessments and decision making processes
that can often exacerbate mental health conditions.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 09/06/2021
Decision due: 3 Apr 2019 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Darren Millar MS