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Lewsley: ‘Important that this vital service is not lost’
Edited by Andy Porter: Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, has expressed concern that Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is not funding a charity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The Commissioner said that she has already written to the chief executive of the trust on their alleged failure to fund the NI–ADD, which provides more than 200 service sessions from Belfast trust referrals each year.
“It is ridiculous for a trust to refer children to a charity, but then refuse to fund that service,” said Ms Lewsley.
“I have met with NI–ADD several times, and more importantly have seen the tremendous work they do to help children and young people.
“Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can have a devastating effect on families, but early intervention by the likes of NI–ADD can alleviate that, and enable the young person to cope with, for example, school.”
The Commissioner, in her letter to the trust chief executive, asked where young people and their families would find help if NI-ADD was forced to stop providing sessions.
“A relatively small investment in these services has the potential to save thousands of pounds in future referrals to the health service and disruptions in school.
“It’s important that this vital service is not lost especially to those children and young people who need it the most.”
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People website at: www.niccy.org.
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Will help attendees to cope and share experiences
Edited by Jane Hill: Two support programmes to help people cope with bereavement will start in Dungannon and Newry in September 2009.
According to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the bereavement support groups will meet for a period of six weeks.
Dungannon’s group will begin on Wednesday 9 September 2009, at 7pm, in the South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannnon and Newry’s will commence on Thursday 10 September 2009, at 7pm, in the Southern Area Hospice, Newry.
The support groups will be lead by Fiona Robinson, senior social worker at the Southern Hospice, and attendees will be able to share their experiences and feelings.
For further information, or to book a place, telephone Fiona Robinson on: [028 3026] 7711.
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Study finds lack of home care keeps people in hospital
Edited by Nick Adams: One-fifth of the beds on Northern Ireland’s adult acute psychiatric wards are taken up by people well enough to be discharged, but they remain in hospital for up to one-year because there is no appropriate care and accommodation available in the community, claims a survey by the United Kingdom’s Royal College of Psychiatrists.
According to the study, ward staff said they did not have enough time to spend with patients, whilst patients and carers wanted more activities on wards and they were also unaware that an advocacy service for mental health existed.
It goes on to state that a high rate of bed occupancy puts patients, and others, at risk because the mental health services are unable to admit patients in an emergency; and that people may have been discharged prematurely in order to create bed spaces.
However, the survey concluded that though the environment on the wards was generally satisfactory, and that most of Northern Ireland’s psychiatric hospitals do now have separate male and female areas, patients did not have enough access to psychological therapies, even though occupational therapy was widely available.
In addition to the recently published findings, 25 adult acute admission wards in Northern Ireland, with excess of 400 beds, are to be restructured and this is another area of concern for the healthcare profession.
Dr Philip McGarry, chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Northern Ireland division, declared: “We are not against restructuring hospital beds, but before this happens there must be good community services. This includes not only various levels of housing and supported accommodation, but also weekend and out-of-hours centres for people to visit, Assertive Outreach teams that will ensure a person receives care, and more Home Treatment teams.”
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Consultation period to culminate in 2009 conference
Edited by Jane Hill: The Northern Ireland Executive has recently announced that they want young people to have their say on issues, such as, health, rights and safety.
In order to achieve this objective, the government has asked youth groups and organisations to encourage younger individuals to take part in a new consultation process for a three-year action plan for children and young people.
Gerry Kelly, Junior Minister, declared: “Our desire is to secure a better society and future for our children and young people. We have already put a 10-year strategy in place to tackle issues, such as, learning; contributing positively to society and community; and economic and environmental wellbeing.
“We have recently agreed a three-year action plan for this strategy which, because priorities and issues for children and young people can change, will be a ‘living document’ which can be developed and built upon.
“It is this living document which we are now asking young people to get involved in. We are particularly keen that they are able to influence future work that affects them and tell us whether we are doing the right things.”
Robin Newton, fellow Junior Minister, added: “We are asking organisations committed to participation, to hold a workshop with the children and young people they work with so that they can tell us what they think.
“To help with this, Participation Network has helped develop a young people’s version of the action plan which is available on their and our websites.
“It is not always easy explaining these issues but we hope this version will encourage them to take part and tell us what they think. The consultation will then culminate with a major conference later this year so that policymakers can hear feedback from the workshops.”
For further information visit the Northern Ireland Executive website: www.northernireland.gov.uk.
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Edited by Nick Adams: A major programme designed to tackle disadvantage among young people and children in the West Belfast and Greater Shankill area of Northern Ireland, was recently unveiled by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness MP.
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