Policy & Practice: Consultation of the week - Transfer and Development of North Wales Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Whats in it?Welsh Assembly Government proposals to re-provide child and adolescent mental health services in North Wales. The aim is to deliver services in line with the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services.Plans include:A 24/7 service is to replace the 12-bed, five-day-a-week in-patient service at Cedar Court in Colwyn Bay. The consultation argues it is important that patients at the unit have access to other health services as well as non-health services.What people say about it:Avis Johns, development director at YoungMinds, says: Specialist, early support is essential to enable children to recover and achieve their potential. Improvement plans are long overdue, and must be backed by real investment.http://new.wales.gov.uk/consultations/currentconsultation/ healandsoccarecurrcons/1444253/?lang=en