Report to:

East Sussex Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC)

 

Date of meeting:

 

2 December 2021

By:

Assistant Chief Executive

 

Title:

Community Mental Health Services in East Sussex

Purpose:

To provide an overview of the community mental health services provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) and available to residents in East Sussex

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee is recommended to:

1) consider the report; and

2) identify any issues that require further scrutiny.

1.            Background

1.1.        Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) provides a range of mental health services to patients in the community as a way of improving health outcomes for patients and reducing the need for admissions to inpatient facilities.

1.2.        During the HOSC review of the Redesigning Inpatient Services in East Sussex (RIS:ES) proposals, the Committee agreed it wished to develop a greater understanding of community mental health services available to the residents of East Sussex and how they are being improved, given how central they are to the planned future viability of inpatient facilities.

2.            Supporting information

2.1.        SPFT and the East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have produced a report attached at Appendix 1 providing an oversight of community mental health services and covering the following topics:

 

3.            Conclusion and reasons for recommendations

3.1.        The Committee is recommended to consider the report and identify any issues that require further scrutiny.

 

PHILIP BAKER
Assistant Chief Executive

Contact Officer: Harvey Winder, Policy and Scrutiny Officer

Tel. No. 01273 481796

Email: harvey.winder@eastsussex.gov.uk