Wessex Forensic Psychiatry Service – Ravenswood House
Quality, Improvement & Governance Board
held on Monday 9 September 2013 at 2:00pm
Ravenswood House Boardroom
Present:
NBt
JD
DM
PG
YB
HH
SL
HH
AF
NBr
SS
JL
AT
Clinical Service Manager
CBT Clinical Nurse Specialist
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Modern Matron
Minutes
Head of Occupational Therapy (secondment)
Clinical Psychologist
Interim Head of Occupational Therapy
Consult Forensic Psychiatrist
Head of Forensic Services
Consultant Psychologist
Social Work Manager
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist & Sub Group Chair
PART ONE – ASSURANCE
Items
2.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Action
In attendance:
1. Apologies
N Bennett
J Dollery
Dr D Morton
P Gallagher
Y Barrington
H Harvey
Dr S Littler
H Harvey
Dr A Feeney
N Brown
Dr S Sambrook
J Lindsay
Dr A Taylor - Chair
The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as accurate with the following
amendments:
Page 2 - HMNDS should read MHMDS
Page 2 - Heading should be Interventions Group not Physical Health and
Wellbeing
3.
MATTERS ARISING
Security Risk and Liaison Post – A further interview will be held on 18 November
2013 meanwhile K Thomas has joined the service on an interim basis.
Ground leave/community leave – AT to follow this item up.
Locum Consultant – Dr Gwen Adshead will be commencing on 23 December
2013.
Peer Review at Hellingly – PG to undertake this review.
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4.
REPORTS FROM SUBGROUPS
Recovery & Experience Steering Group:
JD tabled the Recovery & Experience Steering group report and the key
points were:
Off ward recovery groups going well although more referrals for the
groups are required, JD to email Consultants regarding this.
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Animated film using Morph has been shown to Lesley Herbert for use
in the Recovery College. NBt will seek to have this uploaded to the
Trust website. Network meeting attended by staff and service users
next meeting in December.
NBt advised that a service user experience survey has been drafted and will
be circulated for comment.
NBt suggested that the service could have peer workers who are ex-service
users now working in a similar role to HCSW’s. NBt will meet with Lesley
Herbert and JD to discuss further.
NBt advised that a solution focus recovery based conversations champions
session has taken place and the training will be on 4 and 5 December 2013.
This project will be launched in February 2014 and NBt will present it to the
Learning Network meeting in February 2014.
Patient Safety Group:
NBT gave a verbal report and the main points were:
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Protocol for staff lockers has now been circulated for comment.
Detector for mobile phones has been sourced and protocol drafted.
Business Continuity meeting in January 2014
Met with Daniel Croxson from Home Office to discuss the storage of
controlled drugs in the unit
CIR monitoring
Escorting staff having to use the toilet when on community leave, this
eventuality should be included in risk assessment
Interventions Group
DM provided a verbal report and the main points were:
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System in place for reviewing NICE updates
GR now attending meetings
No research lead at present
Physical health and well-being CQUIN submitted
Looking at diet in the canteen and vending machines
Primary care provision ceasing from December – NBT is looking into
this
Environment Group:
NBT provided a verbal report and the main points were:
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Canteen staff wearing gloves to serve food and take money this is
appropriate
Fire inspection due
Purchasing of Grand Theft Auto game – to be decided on individual
basis and reviewed regularly.
Business, Performance and Quality Group
NBT provided a verbal report and the main points were:
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Guidance for the completion of MHMD circulated
Report completed for LAT with poor results
Outline business case for the reprovision of Ravenswood going to
Trust board.
Opening of Woodhaven
Triangulation project
Visits from Mike Sadler, Non-Executive Director
Suggestion of budding system with Fromeside regarding staff
working in both units.
Audit
No report provided
5.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
None.
6.
Date and time of next meeting:
Monday 9 December 2013 at 2pm in the GP Room 1.
Signed:………………………………………….. Chair
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Date: