P-04-400 NICE Quality Standard in Mental Health
P-04-400 NICE Quality Standard in Mental Health
P-04-400
NICE Quality Standard in Mental Health
Petition wording:
We urge the
National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to adopt and implement
the NICE quality standard for service user experience in adult mental health in
its entirety.
We hope with this
petition to put the humanity of the person as the focus of mental health. This requires changes in the services,
treatment and interventions currently used in Wales. Following two training sessions organised by Sefyll at the Senedd to inform mental health service users
of the scope and powers of the Welsh Assembly and Government, a group of us
attended a further meeting with the Petitions Clerk to word this petition. As the Welsh Government is currently
reviewing the ADULT MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN FOR WALES, this is an opportunity
to make a difference by influencing and raising awareness of mental health
issues to Assembly Members and Ministers.
The NICE Standards (2011-2013) www.nice.org.uk/guidance have been
developed for the NHS and social care sectors in England – they are not
applicable in Wales – but are illustrations of best practice: Putting the service user experience at the
centre of all treatment and interventions.
Making staff in mental health services accountable for their
actions. The NICE guidelines are already
in practice in England. In total there
are 15 Quality Statements. The following
two are illustrations of the overall ethos and approach: “People using mental health services, and
their families and carers feel they are treated with empathy, dignity and
respect”. Quality Statement 2 “People
in hospital for mental health care, including service users formally detained
under the Mental Health Act, are routinely involved in shared decision
making”. Quality Statement 1. In addition to this e-petition, a paper
version is available on request. Please
contact us at the following e-mail address: MHPetition2012@gmail.com. If you can help in any way with this campaign,
please also contact us at the above email address. To view all 15 quality standards go to:
http://publications.nice.org.uk/service-user-experience-in-adult-mental-health-improving-the-experience-of-care-for-people-using-cg136/quality-statements.
Petition raised by: Action for Mental Health
Date petition first considered by
Committee: 19 June 2012
Number of
signatures: Approx 200
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;