M H F /UHB BME Group Action Plan 2015

Action / Lead / Deadline / Comments / Update
(1) / Cultural competence awareness training
i) To be organised in the CMHT’s
ii) Big October Training
to be re-organised
Training to be sought from::
  • Time to Change(Mind Cymru)
  • Interpretation training - (RE1st)
/ Diverse Cymru and MHCB (Mental Health Clinical Board) / Oct 2015 / Time for Change champions to be booked to raise staff awareness throughout the UHB in Oct.
A symposium is planned for Oct 8th to manage and reduce MH stigma throughout the UHB.
(2) / Interpreter
information for all staff, is available via C&V UHB website
Diverse Cymru posters to be displayed in pivotal CMHT`s / Helen O`Sullivan / June 2015 / Helen O ‘Sullivan to investigate what’s available in the CMHTs that see the most ethnically diverse groups of service users. / If ‘working with interpreters’ training is needed the MHCB needs to contact Roon Adam, Race Equality First
(3) / The CMHT Communities Lead to attend MHF BME Group periodically and update the group
Also to attend BME groups within the community where relevant / Phil Ball, IM, Hamadryad CMHT / Dec 2015 / Lesley Jones to pass on information to Phil to disseminate to the relevant people
(4) / Ensure Information regarding Asylum Seekers is present in all UHB mental health areas / Martin Ford and Kathy Smith / July2015 / All clinical areas have information on asylum seekers.
(6) / A brief info sheet highlighting the specific needs of asylum seekers to be developed for circulation to GPs / Reynette Roberts, Teresa Delaney including info from GPs / Info from Diverse Cymru and other sources to be shared
(7) / The Audit tool developed with Keithley Wilkinson to be investigated for a pilot in MHSOP (Mental Health Services for Older People) / Lesley Jones/ Kathy Smith / June 2015
(8) / Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training to be delivered to the MHF BME Group to see if it has utility in the third sector / Suzanne Wood / July 2015
(9) / To ask the Primary Mental Health Support Service (PMHSS) to give a taster session to the MHF BME group regarding the short term community intervention programmes / Teresa Delaney / December 2015
To confirm ethnicity recording procedure, Wg NHS minimum dataset, and discuss training or barriers / Lesley Jones / Lesley to clarify with Ian
(10) / The Local Authority to update the group on interventions and actions to improve access / Sept 2015 / Linda to contact Andy Cole
(11) / S Wales Police to update the group on their project outlining a safe place.(under S. 136) / Helen Joy/Helen Bennett / Dec 2015 / Helen to invite Helen Bennett to the Group