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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the effects have been in Shrewsbury and Atcham on mental health patients of the introduction of the mental health national service framework. [156494] Mr. Hutton: The mental health national service framework sets national standards and defines service models for promoting mental health and treating mental illness in the five following areas; mental health promotion, primary care and access to services, effective services for people with severe mental illness, caring about carers, and preventing suicide. The local implementation team in Shropshire with responsibility for delivery of the mental health national service framework and the national health service plan (mental health) requirement is working actively to deliver the necessary changes in local services. A stocktake of primary care mental health services is under way, as a bridge to improved links and joint work with primary care and general practitioners. The funding for an assertive outreach team has been identified, to serve the people of Shrewsbury and Atcham, and this will be functional this year. The low secure service on Wroxeter Ward is part of the regional network of secure services, and offers 16 beds providing a focus on rehabilitation.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

156494; 368 c144W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Health services Mental illness Mental health services Mental health Shrewsbury Atcham

Link

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