Issue - meetings
Mental Health Improvement Phase 2
Meeting: 17/02/2014 - Executive (Item 7)
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This report sets out a summary of the phase 1 Mental Health Improvement Project and options for taking forward phase 2.
Decision:
(i) that the results of phase 1 of the Mental Health Improvement Project be noted;
(ii) that the Council continues to deliver its adult mental health social care responsibilities in partnership with Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) in 2014/15;
(iii) that officers not implement the decision taken in April 2013, to progress with the procurement of mental health services by way of a competitive dialogue process;
(iv) that it be noted that any proposed future procurement or partnership arrangement for the provision of mental health services for adults will return to the Executive for approval;
(v) that approval be given a continuation of the transformation work in 2014-15, building on integrated commissioning by working in collaboration with the Brent Clinical Commission Group (CCG), with the aim of moving to a whole person approach to mental health services in 2015/16 in partnership with Brent CCG and CNWL;
(vi) that approval be given to enter into a short term section 75 agreement with CNWL, to cover the 12 month period from 1st April 2014 to end of March 2015, while work takes place on developing integrated commissioning arrangements with the CCG;
(vii) that approval be given to an exemption from the usual requirements of Contract Standing Orders to carry out a tendering process in relation to High Value contracts, to allow the award of the section 75 agreement referred to in paragraph 2.6, for the good operational reasons set out in paragraph 3.17 and 3.26 of the report.
Minutes:
The report set out a summary of phase 1 of the Mental Health Improvement Project and options for taking forward phase 2. Councillor Hirani (Lead Member, Adults and Health) confirmed that there had been a reversal of the decision taken in April 2013 to progress with a procurement of mental health services by way of a competitive dialogue process for the re-provision of local adult social care mental health. An improvement project which ran from August 2013 to January 2014 had brought about a significant improvement in the working relationship between the council and Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) and also in performance. Councillor Hirani stated that the transformation work would continue building on the collaboration with the Brent Clinical Commissioning Group. There was a need to extend the current arrangements and a commitment to enter into a new Section 75 agreement between the council and CNWL.
Councillor R Moher welcomed the new arrangements which she hoped would lead to a more proactive service.
RESOLVED:
(i) that the results of phase 1 of the Mental Health Improvement Project be noted;
(ii) that the council continue to deliver its adult mental health social care responsibilities in partnership with Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) in 2014/15;
(iii) that officers not implement the decision taken in April 2013, to progress with the procurement of mental health services by way of a competitive dialogue process;
(iv) that it be noted that any proposed future procurement or partnership arrangement for the provision of mental health services for adults would return to the Executive for approval;
(v) that approval be given a continuation of the transformation work in 2014-15, building on integrated commissioning by working in collaboration with the Brent Clinical Commission Group (CCG), with the aim of moving to a whole person approach to mental health services in 2015/16 in partnership with Brent CCG and CNWL;
(vi) that approval be given to enter into a short term section 75 agreement with CNWL, to cover the 12 month period from 1 April 2014 to end of March 2015, while work takes place on developing integrated commissioning arrangements with the CCG;
(vii) that approval be given to an exemption from the usual requirements of Contract Standing Orders to carry out a tendering process in relation to High Value contracts, to allow the award of the section 75 agreement referred to in paragraph 2.6 of the report from the Strategic Director, Adult Social Services for the good operational reasons set out in paragraph 3.17 and 3.26 of the report.