MINUTES OF INPATIENT CARE FORUM MEETING

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 at CEIMH 
 

Present: Jo Barber, Paul Roberts(Chair/mins), Adrian Fisher, SJ, Jean Jeffreys, Gordon Parsons.

Apologies: Maureen Smokjis, Alex Davis, Janie Greville. 

DEMENTIA PROJECT: 

Jo reported that her New RECOVERY SCALE had been validated and approved as reliable and featured excellent statistics. The SPIRITUAL WELLBEING SCALE (invented by Ellison in1983) had been thrown out and then replaced by Jo ’s SPIRITUAL RECOVERY SCALE-What inspires and gives us a sense of awe. Jo was to talk further about this to the full Suresearch meeting on Feb 4th but Nathan from IASS has suggested changes; Jo will only do the presentation as part of the IPCF slot if the changes have been agreed by then. 

SPIRITUALITY PROJECT: 

Pilot has been ok'ed and with accompanying paperwork there will be another application for funding from the NHS ‘Research For the Benefit of Patients’ pot of money put in before the next deadline of June.

As regards Spirituality training in the BSMHFT this has all been put on hold now that the lead , Pastor Sandra Thomas, is away on long term sick leave. The good news is that Maddie has been offered a new 12 month contract from April as admin support. Jo really needs a new lead, a sympathetic Psychiatrist into research and Spirituality perhaps, to give the bid sufficient gravitas who could be critical and supportive at the same time. Adrian suggested MHRN may be able to help.

One thousand copies of The Spirituality Handbook, the training Manual for the project, have now been printed. Jo will bring copies to the next meeting. 

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDING:

In absence of Maureen there was nothing to report. 

ADVOCACY MAPPING EXERCISE: 

In absence of Alex Davis this was put on hold. Paul reported that the Dept of Health were in the process of commissioning an organization to evaluate IMHA services nationally. 

CONTINUITY OF CARE: 

Jo indicated that BSMHFT are considering the concept of a CRISIS MANAGEMENT CARE PLAN which would be shared amongst all professionals involved in SU care. It would show, for example, what worked and did not work before. 

PRECEPTORSHIP WORKSHOPS: 

Paul reported the two workshops based around multi-disciplinary working at a pre-discharge meeting involving Janie and Paul, took place on Jan 5th and 14th and had gone well. Maureen had received excellent feedback from the students on their contribution to the sessions. 

ANONYMIZATION OF MINUTES 

SJ raised the issue in regard to IPCF meetings. The group had previously agreed not to anonymize names of attendees for the minutes which go on the Suresearch website. SJ asked for his to be anonymized and also suggested newcomers might wish to be able to do the same. The group were happy to accept SJs position-it is a matter of individual choice. 

DATE OF NEXT MEETING:  

Wednesday February 24th, 2010 at 2pm in ROOM G16 at CEIMH

A PDF copy is available for download here

DAB-P (February 1st 2010)