Agenda item - Mental Health Services S75 Agreement

16.1 Cllr Jacob Allen, Steve Hook (Director of Adult Social Care), Richard D’Souza (General Manager), and John Child (Chief Operating Officer at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) presented to the committee. The main points were an explanation of what s75 agreements are, the agreement between Brighton & Hove City Council & Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the aims & objectives, the challenges & benefits of such agreements, and the proposal to renew the current agreement for a further three years.

16.2 Following the presentation Cllrs asked question on the following issues: Dementia beds in the city, why the item was coming to scrutiny now, if the number of staff was assessed as well as demand, lessons learnt on the current agreement, the proportion of people captured by equalities data (specifically race), if there was a children’s services version of s75, the need for a proactive service, alternative options to a s75 agreement, move to neighbourhood mental health teams, how different strategies in the two organisations (such as VAWG strategy) feeds into s75 agreement, the idea of such an agreement for CAMHS, if drug addiction was an increasing issue.

16.3 RESOLVED:

People Overview & Scrutiny Committee agree to note the contents of the report including the recommendation to renew the s75 agreement for a further three years.