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Getting a Life Conference Programme and Registration
You can now register and download a full programme of the events due to take place at our forthcoming Getting a Life Conference in Cardiff via this site.
The event is all about living well and extending the length and quality of life for those with mental health issues across Wales and is due to take place at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff on 27th September 2012.
Delegate fees are £30 per person and will include a range of talks by mental health experts including the following presentations:
- Improving outcome for patients with co-morbid common mental health problems and long-term physical conditions - Professor Andre Tylee Head, Primary Care Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London
- "I want to die… A patient’s story" - Theatr Fforwm
- Ex-service personnel with service-related mental health problems. Should they be a special population for health and social services? - Dr Neil Kitchiner, Principle Clinican, All Wales Veterans Health and Wellbeing Service
- GP consultations with teenagers for mental health: How not to miss anything - Dr Maryanne Freer, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust North East Associate
For a full list of events, workshops and speaker presentations on the day please download our Getting A Life Conference Programme.
If you want to come along please fill in or download our Getting A Life Conference Registration Form and follow the instructions on the form to sign up as a delegate for September.
For more information about the conference or to register please contact our Project Manager Lesley Hills via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.
Getting a Life Conference - Cardiff September 2012
We're pleased to announce details of our forthcoming Getting a Life Conference about living well and extending the length and quality of life for those with mental health issues across Wales.
The event is due to take place at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff on 27th September 2012 and aims to bring together enthusiasts interested in primary care mental health in Wales.
Delegate fees are £30 per person with the conference providing attendees with the opportunity to:
- Improve their skills and competencies on mental health issues
- Improve their confidence to manage mental health issues particularly in a primary care setting
- Learn how improved outcomes are delivered through collaboration and partnership
- Develop their confidence and competence to a Gold Standard level by making trust, person centredness and communication a reality in daily practice.
The conference will include a range of talks by mental health experts including the following presentations:
- Improving outcome for patients with co-morbid common mental health problems and long-term physical conditions - Professor Andre Tylee Head, Primary Care Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London
- "I want to die… A patient’s story" - Theatr Fforwm
- Ex-service personnel with service-related mental health problems. Should they be a special population for health and social services? - Dr Neil Kitchiner, Principle Clinican, All Wales Veterans Health and Wellbeing Service
- GP consultations with teenagers for mental health: How not to miss anything - Dr Maryanne Freer, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust North East Associate
For more information about the conference or to register please contact our Project Manager Lesley Hills via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.
Implementing the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 - Guidance Document February 2012
Download the Guidance Document (Published February 2012)
The final version of the Guidance for Local Health Boards and Local Authorities on the Establishment of Joint Schemes for the Delivery of Local Primary Mental Health Support Services has now been released by the Welsh Government.
This document is aimed at providing guidance for Local Health Boards and Local Authorities in Wales to support the implementation of Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
Primary Care, Health Boards, Local Authorites and Practitioners all have an important role to play in the implemenation of Part 1 of the Measure which specifically deals with Local Primary Mental Health Support Services and how they are embedded within localities in a robust way.
The following documents may also be helpful in preparing for implementation of the Measure:
- The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and Accompanying Explanatory Notes
- Explanatory Memorandum, Incorporating the Regulatory Impact Assessment
- National Service Model for Local Primary Mental Health Support Services
- Draft Regualtions on Regional Provision and Accompanying Documents and the Subsequent Final Regulations
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Draft Regulations on Primary Care Referrals and Eligibility to Conduct Primary Mental Health Assessments and the
Subsequent Final Regualtions - Draft Order Amending the Definition of Secondary Mental Health Services and the Subsequent Final Order
- Implementing the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010: Guidance for Local Health Boards and Local Authorities December 2011
Further information on the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 is available from:
- Mental Health Legislation Team, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.
- Telephone:029 2082 3294
- Email: mentalhealthlegislation@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Further information in relation to Part 1 of the Measure can be obtained from:
- Barbara Bowness, Primary Care Lead, Mental Health (Wales) Measure, National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare, InnovationHouse, Bridgend Rd, Llanharan CF72 9RP.
- Telephone 01443 233 333
- Email: barbara.bowness@wales.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about anything contained on this page or trouble downloading any documents please contact our Project Manager Lesley Hills via email at lhills@rcgp.org.uk or on 029 2050 4516.
