Issue - decisions

Establishment of One Additional Approved Mental Health Professional Post to Address Increase in Demand in Relation to the Emergency Duty Team

01/12/2021 - Establishment of One Additional Approved Mental Health Professional Post to Address Increase in Demand in Relation to the Emergency Duty Team


a) The Director of Adults and Health approved the proposed establishment of one additional AMHP post in order to meet the unprecedented surge in demand for Mental Health Act assessments specifically on an out of hours basis met by the Emergency Duty Team.
b) The Director of Adults and Health approved establishing and recruiting to the EDT AMHP post.
c) The Director of Adults and Health noted the technical content of this report.