§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the effects have been in Shrewsbury and Atcham on mental health patients of the introduction of the mental health national service framework. [156494]
§ Mr. HuttonThe mental health national service framework sets national standards and defines service models for promoting mental health and treating mental illness in the five following areas; mental health promotion, primary care and access to services, effective services for people with severe mental illness, caring about carers, and I Preventing suicide.
The local implementation team in Shropshire with responsibility for delivery of the mental health national service framework and the national health service plan (mental health) requirement is working actively to deliver the necessary changes in local services.
A stocktake of primary care mental health services is under way, as a bridge to improved links and joint work with primary care and general practitioners. The funding for an assertive out reach team has been identified, to serve the people of Shrewsbury and Atcham, and this will be functional this year. The low secure service on Wroxeter Ward is part of the regional network of secure services, and offers 16 beds providing a focus on rehabilitation.
§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been made available to help providers in South Cheshire deliver the provisions in the national service framework for mental health in(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02. [159920]
§ Mr. HuttonModernisation money allocated to South Cheshire health authority for adult, adolescent and child mental health services for the years 1999–2000 and 2000–01 is shown in the table. These figures do not include funding made available to local providers of mental health services by the health authority from their general allocation. The figures also exclude allocations to local authorities for mental health services for the residents of South Cheshire.
Modernisation funds Year £ 1999–2000 279,000 2000–01 316,000 Funding details for South Cheshire health authority are not yet available for the year 2001–02. However, the national health service plan announced that there will be significant investment for the development of mental health services for the period 2001 to 2004 and health authority allocations will be made available on the basis of weighted populations.
§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been made available to help providers deliver the provisions in the national service framework for mental health in(a)1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02. [159919]
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§ Mr. HuttonIn 1999–2000 an additional £68.5 million, and in 2000–01 a further £66 million was made available to providers to deliver the provisions in the national service framework for mental health. In the period 2001–02 to 2003–04 an extra investment of £329 million will be provided to fast forward the national service framework and to enable us to deliver our national plan commitments. In addition £30 million for 2001–02 to 20002–03 will be made available to improve the physical infrastructure in acute wards.