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Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Scrutiny Panel Report: Response of the Minister for Health and Social Services

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A decision made 29 July 2014:

Decision Reference:        MD-HSS-2014-0032

Decision Summary Title :

CAMHS Review:

Scrutiny Panel Report & Recommendations: H&SS Minister’s Response and Comments S.R.5/2014

 

Date of Decision Summary:

18th July 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Director of Community Social Services

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

-

Written Report

Title :

CAMHS Review:

Scrutiny Panel Report & Recommendations: H&SS Minister’s Response and Comments S.R.5/2014

 

Date of Written Report:

1 July 2014

Written Report Author:

Director of Community Social Services

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

 

Public

Subject:  Minister for Health and Social Services Response and Comments on Scrutiny Panel Report and Recommendations on the Review into Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services 2014

Decision(s): The Minister for Health and Social Services decided to present to the States a Report of the Minister’s comments in response to the Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel’s Report and Recommendations on the Review into Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services 2014

Reason(s) for Decision:     

 

The Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel published its comments and recommendations on the Review into Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services 2014

 

The Minister concurs with the Panel’s conclusion, that the Report identifies many positives, while also setting out clear concerns and significant challenge for the service. It also reinforces the important message that Health and Social Services is not alone in responding to these challenges. The Minister has, in a letter to all States Members circulated on June 30th 2014, already made a clear and unequivocal commitment to taking forward the action plan set out in the Report.

Resource Implications: External experts to support and deliver improvements across the Children’s Service and the potential for further investment in IT will require appropriate funding and resources to be allocated

Action required: The Greffier to be requested to arrange for the attached Response and comments, in response to the CAMHS Review 2014 - Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel Report & Recommendations to be presented to the States for their information

Signature:

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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