Report - London Borough of Hillingdon

42.16 The Strategy was recently presented to the Hillingdon Health Authority Management
Board on 28th November 1996 and welcomed as the vision for the next 5 years.
42.17 Social Services welcome the closer working and operational arrangements that
have occurred with Health over the past 5 years and look forward to this partnership
continuing.
Financial Implications
There will be a need to identify revenue and capital input into the proposed South West
base for the Community Mental Health Team which will be Health funded. This sum is, as
yet, unquantified. However, as a marker, Health contribute £50,000 annually as its
contribution to the running costs of Mead House.
Director of Finance Comments
The proposed strategy will need to be contained within existing resources plus any
specific external funding, for example the Health contribution for the South West based
Mental Health Team.
Equal Opportunities
Both agencies are aware of the potential for double disadvantages for mentally ill people
from Black and Asian communities. To address this issues, the staff in both the agencies
work to ensure that the process of assessment and subsequent care plans reflect racially
and culturally specific issues for this group of service users.
BACKGROUND DOCUMENT
‘A Strategy for Adult Mental Health Services in Hillingdon 1997-2001’
PART I - MEMBERS & PUBLIC (INCLUDING THE PRESS)
Social Services Committee - 30 January 1997 Page 34