1. Progressing the Bamford Vision
Maureen McCartney
DHSSPS

2. Progressing the Bamford Vision
A year process to modernise services and legislation
Key messages accepted by NI Executive
Progressed through cross-Departmental action
Action Plan with funding
Additional £27m over three years – later reduced to £17m

3. Cross-Departmental Working
Key to the delivery of Bamford has been working in partnership with other departments.
Examples:
OFMDFM - Promoting Social Inclusion (PSI) of people with disabilities
DE – Promoting Emotional Health and Wellbeing in schools
DSD – housing needs through Supporting People
DEL – employment needs
DCAL - Health in Mind project

4. Bamford Action Plan 2009-11: Evaluation
Give assurance on what has been achieved
Identify key learning from the experience of implementing this Plan
Inform plans for future work - new Plan from 2011 onwards

5. Progress to Date
Assessment of progress across Departments (as of April 2011):

6. Key Areas – Mental Health Services
Stepped Care Model
Community-based teams
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Ensuring access to Mental Health Services for those leaving hospital or A&E departments
Resettlement of long stay patients
Meeting Specialist Needs
Development of Mental Capacity Legislation

7. BMG Input
Has the Action Plan had any impact on the lives of people who are accessing the services?
Looking to Bamford Monitoring Group to contribute to evaluation
BMG mental health focus this year on:
Cognitive behavioural therapy
7 day follow-up after hospital, and
Card Before You Leave

8. What happens next? Need to:
continue to drive forward further work required to “deliver the Bamford Vision”
consolidate on the work done to date
address priority areas identified by Bamford Review not covered in earlier work
reflect learning from process so far
make effective use of the resources available

9. A further Action Plan? Will need
Support from HSC and other Departments
Support from service users and carers
Funding/ redirection of funding
Ministerial and Executive approval

10. Timescales Evaluation of 2009-2011 Plan by Autumn 2011
Post-2011 Action Plan by December 2011