Report No. 73/2019

Report No. 73/2019 was received from the Mental Health Task and Finish Group.

Miss Gale Waller, Acting Chair of the Mental Health Task and Finish Group, introduced the report the purpose of which was to present the findings of the Mental Health Task and Finish Group to Cabinet.

During discussion the following point was noted:

·         It was asked that recommendation 9 within the report be re-worded to provide more detail and context as it was felt that the recommendation implied that waiting times and services would improve with an increased budget.

DECISION:

That Cabinet NOTED the work of the Mental Health Task and Finish Group and ENDORSED recommendations 1-10 as outlined in their report, on the condition that recommendation 9 be re-worded by Mr Walters and relevant officers.