Members of the network met to discuss the current impact of regulation on their services and how this system should develop in order to influence and shape any new government policies on regulation.
The aim of the seminar was to provide an opportunity to review where we are with the current system particularly the CQC registration process but also including other oversight bodies such as the NHS Litigation Authority and Monitor.
Feedback from this session will also contribute to development of the NHS Confederation’s overarching position on the future regulation of the NHS. The NHS Confederation plans to hold a ‘round table’ discussion on regulation in August 2010 , bringing together the perspectives of all the different parts of the NHS, including mental health services.
For more information on the NHS Confederations work on regulation visit our regulation pages.
A summary of the discussion will be available shortly.
Mental Health Network general meeting, 9 June 2010, BMA House
Over 65 delegates attended this meeting which took place at BMA House from 11am-2pm. Highlights from the event included a presentation on the coalition government and what this means for mental health by Louise Fish, Director of Communications, NHS Confederation. Meredith Vivienne, Head of Mental Health Care Pathways at the Department of Health updated members on the lastest developments in personality disorder . Paul Farrimond, Mental Health Project Consultant, & Alice Howard, Team Leader, Consumer Affairs, Strategy and Evaluation Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB) also updated members on mentla health and financial capabilities.
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• the coalition government and what this means for mental health. by Louise Fish, Director of Communications, NHS Confederation NHS Confederation
• latest developments in personality disorder
by Meredith Vivienne, Head of Mental Health Care Pathways, Department of Health
mental health and financial capabilities