Issue - meetings

(i)            to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in relation to the item by virtue of him being a Member of the Diverse Experiences Advisory Panel, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(ii)          to note the update of the General Adult Mental Health Secondary Care Pathway Review, provided in the Summary Report attached at Appendix A of the report; and

(iii)         to note the findings and recommendations of the General Adult Mental Health Secondary Care Pathway review as outlined in Section 4 of the report.

The Board had before it an update on the review of the General Adult Mental Health Secondary Care Pathway, providing an overview of the findings and recommendations.

The Lead for Mental Health & Learning Disability (MHLD) Inpatient, Specialist Services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) introduced the report and explained that it was being shared with the other two Integration Joint Boards within Grampian: Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) and Health and Social Care Moray (HSCM).

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)          note the update of the General Adult Mental Health Secondary Care Pathway Review, provided in the Summary Report attached at Appendix A of the report; and

(b)          note the findings and recommendations of the General Adult Mental Health Secondary Care Pathway review as outlined in Section 4 of the report.

The Board resolved:-

(i)            to note that the Vice Chair advised that he had a connection in relation to the item by virtue of being a Member of the Diverse Experiences Advisory Panel, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(ii)          to otherwise approve the recommendations.