P-05-1045 To make shared-decision making and monthly mental health care-plan reviews a legal requirement
This
petition was submitted by Tesni Morgan
having collected a total of 1,462 signatures.
Text of Petition:
On the 27th of August 2020
our darling Bronwen took her life after a long battle with her mental health.
We as a family truly
believe that it could have been prevented. During the last 6 months of her
life, Bronwen's mental health deteriorated drastically. She was making multiple
attempts to take her life, putting herself in dangerous situations on a regular
basis. Bronwen was hopeless, her current care-plan was not fit for purpose and
she and the family were begging for something to change.
Additional Information:
We begged to be listened to, so did Bronwen. We
were ignored.
We are striving for shared decision making and
regular reviews of mental health care and treatment plans. We also call for an
opportunity for next of kin to contribute to those reviews. The current NICE
guidelines state that shared decision making is essential in order to meet the
needs of the patient.
NICE states that shared decision making is
important for:
Different choices to be made available to the
patient and are discussed openly.
The ultimate decision to be reached together by the
health professional and the patient.
To help health and social care professionals to
tailor the care or treatment to the needs of the individual.
This in was NOT the case for Bronwen. Shared
decision making is ESSENTIAL for patients to receive the best care that is
tailored to their individual needs.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 10/01/2022.
The
Committee noted the priority given to mental health by the Health and Social
Committee in its forward work programme and agreed to encourage the petitioner
to take up the opportunity to contribute to their consultation.
In
doing so, the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner
for raising such an important issue.
Full
details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 15/12/2020.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 11/11/2020