The South West Kent LPMG meeting on Thursday will be chaired by Kathy Govett, NHS Primary Care Mental Health Commissioner. Up to now Kathy has mainly attended LPMG meetings in East Kent, however since her remit covers all of Kent and Medway she willl attend occasional West Kent meetings.
If you have not been to you local LPMG meeting for a while, this might be a good one to attend!
Thursday 29th March 2012 at 10.30am
Tonbridge Baptist Church
Derwent Road, Tonbridge
TN10 3HZ
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Service user and carer involvement - 15 Steps Challenge
We all know that first impressions count and when walking on to a
hospital ward the first “15 Steps” will give you an impression of what
is happening on the ward. The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
are developing the 15 Steps Challenge, a tool to support ward walk
arounds, looking at productive wards from the patient perspective. The
programme identifies simple things like protecting meal times,
protecting drug rounds and preventing interruptions at staff handovers.
The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) are working with mental health trusts across the south of England in developing this tool for mental health, as it was originally developed for Acute Trusts. The Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) have adapted this tool slightly to fit in with the productive mental health ward and will be part of the SHA’s work, but in the meantime will use the tool developed.
The process will be that a team of people consisting of non-executive directors, carers and services users, directors, service managers etc. will visit one to two wards every month to audit against the 15 steps criteria (no more that 4 people will be in any team). A programme will be produced and co-ordinated through the Compliance and Risk Management Team who will also work in getting teams together. A briefing session will then be delivered by the Deputy Director of Nursing to the teams.
The dates for the team briefings aimed at a more in-depth explanation of the process are 11th April in Canterbury at 2pm for 90 minutes &10th April at West Malling at 2pm for 90 minutes.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the team visits should contact Janet Lloyd, PPCI Manager Kent & Medway Partnership Trust, via email or on 01227 812034
The Strategic Health Authority (SHA) are working with mental health trusts across the south of England in developing this tool for mental health, as it was originally developed for Acute Trusts. The Kent & Medway Partnership Trust (KMPT) have adapted this tool slightly to fit in with the productive mental health ward and will be part of the SHA’s work, but in the meantime will use the tool developed.
The process will be that a team of people consisting of non-executive directors, carers and services users, directors, service managers etc. will visit one to two wards every month to audit against the 15 steps criteria (no more that 4 people will be in any team). A programme will be produced and co-ordinated through the Compliance and Risk Management Team who will also work in getting teams together. A briefing session will then be delivered by the Deputy Director of Nursing to the teams.
The dates for the team briefings aimed at a more in-depth explanation of the process are 11th April in Canterbury at 2pm for 90 minutes &10th April at West Malling at 2pm for 90 minutes.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the team visits should contact Janet Lloyd, PPCI Manager Kent & Medway Partnership Trust, via email or on 01227 812034
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Hitchhikers Guide to the Recovery Journey - coming soon for Mental Health Carers!
Carers FIRST’s next training programme will introduce carers to the key drivers that are shaping mental health services and give an overview of the interventions and treatment that people can expect to receive. The aim is to provide relatives and friends with the knowledge and understanding to better support their loved one on their recovery journey.
The programme will focus on
Sessions will be delivered over 4 consecutive Friday mornings in March (2 sessions per morning) beginning on Friday 9th March, with venues alternating between Tonbridge and Maidstone. There is no charge to attend.
To request a programme giving further details or to book please email
vivienne.hall@carersfirst.org.uk or fiona.baptie@carersfirst.org.uk
The programme will focus on
- Payment by Results
- NICE Guidance and Standards
- Alternatives to Hospitalisation
- Personalisation
- Mental Health Nursing
- Psychological Interventions
- Crisis Interventions
- OT Interventions
Sessions will be delivered over 4 consecutive Friday mornings in March (2 sessions per morning) beginning on Friday 9th March, with venues alternating between Tonbridge and Maidstone. There is no charge to attend.
To request a programme giving further details or to book please email
vivienne.hall@carersfirst.org.uk or fiona.baptie@carersfirst.org.uk
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