Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 4 March 2020.
Amendment 2—Darren Millar
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) ensure all Welsh medium and high security mental health patients are placed in Wales unless in exceptional circumstances;
b) ensure sufficient medium and high security inpatient capacity for mental health services in Wales so that the outsourcing of care can be phased out;
c) ensure that Health Inspectorate Wales and the Care Quality Commission collaborate so that mental health units outside of Wales who receive Welsh patients are complying with inspection requirements;
d) introduce Senior Responsible Officers for medium and high security Welsh mental health patients to enable joint working between Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee and local health boards with a focus on the patient; and
e) ensure that communication plans must be put alongside treatment plans for medium and high security Welsh mental health patients to manage the expectations of the patient, their families and clinicians.