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Addressed to: BSMHFT
Accepted
Link to recommendation 1
Recommendation · source text
The service description for the BSMHFT Prison Discharge Service is dated 2016 and requires review because it no longer reflects the remit and work of the service. There is lack of clarity about the scope and remit of the CPNs within the prison discharge service or the role of the CMHT care coordinators. It is not clear which role has responsibility for the liaison with prison MHITs and MAPPA. BSMHFT must develop an up-to-date service description/operational policy for the prison discharge service that: • clearly defines the service offer; • describes how the service interfaces with other BSMHFT services; • describes the roles and responsibilities of each team member; and • describes the responsibilities, scope and remit of the CPNs within the prison discharge service and care coordinators for service users detained in prison, to ensure effective liaison with prison MHITs and MAPPA.
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Practitioners to meet to review CD Secure 13 July 2023 Notes of meetings Underway
the current paperwork and Care
scope the necessary changes
over the next 4 weeks.
CD Secure
Review of proposed changes 04 September Presentation &
Care
from the to take place and a new SOP 2023 agreement at local CGC
to be created with associated
documentation as necessary
CD Secure
New SOP to be disseminated 29 September Evidence of SOP being
Care
with Trust Teams and external 2023 shared
partners as necessary
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Addressed to: West Midlands MAPPA Strategic Management Board (SMB)
Action Plan Published
Link to recommendation 2
Recommendation · source text
The West Midlands MAPPA Strategic Management Board did not complete a serious case review into this incident because this review was being completed. However, this review has not had access to the source material from the probation service. The West Midlands MAPPA Strategic Management Board (SMB) must reconsider its decision not to complete a serious case review. A serious case review would be an opportunity to look in more detail at the issues we have raised and to ensure that lessons learned are shared with the SMB and all those involved in the MAPPA chairing and panel meeting process.
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Addressed to: West Midlands MAPPA SMB
Action Plan Published
Link to recommendation 3
Recommendation · source text
H was discharged from MAPPA without up-to-date information from the relevant prison or MHIT. West Midlands MAPPA SMB must provide guidance for MAPPA chairs to ensure that discharge from MAPPA should only happen with full information from all services involved.
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Addressed to: Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, NHS Wales
Action Plan Published
Link to recommendation 4
Recommendation · source text
The Mental Health In-reach Team in HMP Parc is not resourced adequately to meet the demands placed upon it. Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, as commissioners of Secondary Care Mental Health Services into HMP Parc until 31 March 2023, and then providers of Secondary Care Mental Health Services thereafter, and NHS Wales must, as a matter of urgency, act on the 2021 Health Needs Assessment for HMP Parc to ensure that the mental health services, especially the mental health in-reach team, have sufficient capacity and resources to meet demand.
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Addressed to: HMP Parc Prison Health, Wellbeing & Social Care Partnership Board
Action Plan Published
Link to recommendation 5
Recommendation · source text
There needs to be effective oversight of, and clear provision of escalation routes for concerns about, health and social care provision to HMP Parc. HMP Parc Prison Health, Wellbeing & Social Care Partnership Board should routinely seek assurance that health and social care services are meeting the requirements of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, the HM Inspectorate of Probation Effective Practice Guide: Mental Health (2022) and other relevant guidance, and that where there are concerns about resources and/ or the quality of services, these are escalated quickly to the appropriate body for resolution.