Issue - meetings

Report of the Chair of the Panel requesting that the HOSP consider proposals to close Willow Ward, and the Trust's CQC inspection update.

The Panel considered the report of the Chair of the Panel requesting that HOSP consider proposals to close Willow Ward, and the Trust's CQC inspection update.

Celia Scott-Molloy – Head of Operations, Learning and Disability Service- Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Ron Shields, Chief Executive - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

·  The number of patients now on Willow Ward;

·  What the new community based provision would look like;

·  The impact on service users that the delay in service from the proposed closure of Willow Ward to the new service being established would have; and

·  Whether the creation of the new service would help to reduce the number of patients that require treatment outside of the region over time;

The Panel welcomed Ron Shields to the meeting congratulating the Trust on its recent CQC rating and commenting on the improvement shown by the Trust. 

RESOLVED That an update is provided to the Panel, in advance of the 22 October meeting of the Panel, that would set out any progress on establishing the proposed Enhanced Intensive Support Service.