Outline programme
Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells
6th Nov 2009
Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells
Arranged in partnership by:-
CMHSD Wales - NLIAH
Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Services Development Centre - Wales
British Association for Social Work (BASW)
Sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government
Introduction……
The All Wales Improvement Network for services for older people with mental health problems and with dementia was established in 2004 with the following aims:- .
Aims……
- To help ensure that mental health remains a national priority and within this, profile the needs of (i) older people with mental health problems and (ii) younger people with dementia.
- To help primary health care teams to be better equipped to diagnose and manage dementia.
- To help develop and disseminate good practice in service provision.
- To promote and enable training for care staff, especially in care homes including general care homes.
- To advise commissioners and the Assembly.
Focus……
This network meeting provides a key focus on the priority for the development of services for older people with mental health problems, in addition to a focus on a range of good practice examples from across Wales and England to explore the development and change management agenda for professionals, managers, commissioners, service users and carers.
Who is it for?
The event is for managers, team leaders and practitioners in mental health teams and generic older peoples’ teams in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors and will be of interest to those involved in the development, delivery and commissioning of mental health services in primary health care, secondary care, social care, the voluntary sector, community health and public health, including those who have experience of using mental health services and carers. Note that the focus of the Network (AWIN) is on services for both older people with functional mental illness and also people with dementia of all ages.
Delegate places are free - there is no fee
Delegate place booking via
or fax to 01443 233334
All Wales Improvement Network - OPMHS
Programme at a Glance…
9.30 Registration and Refreshments
10.00Welcome & introduction - Harold Proctor – Powys LHB
10.15The Management of Healthcare in Old Age – The real challenge
- Why new integrated LHB’s are needed to deliver for older people with co-morbid physical and mental health care problems
Mary Burrows, CEO Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- A new vision for the Hospital Mental Health Team
Dr Giles Harbourne, Clinical Director, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB
- A vision of dementia care on the medical ward - Title to be confirmed
Dr Rhian Morse, Consultant, Cardiff &Vale LHB
Plenary question/answer session
11.30Coffeeand Refreshments
12.00Parallel workshop groups– Learning from Practice
a)Integrating physical & mental health care planning – practice examples
Helen Bowers, National Development Team for inclusion (NDTi)
b)The development of a shared care wards, Princess of WalesHospital, NHS Wales Award
Deborah Mansell, Kevin Jones,ABMUniversityHealth Board
c)General Hospital Liaison team
Julie O’hara, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB
d)to be confirmed
1.15 Lunch
2.00Implications of the Equality Bill for OPMHS
Speaker to be confirmed
2.30Parallel workshops a) to d) repeated
3.15Final plenary – round up and agenda for next network
3.30pmClose & depart