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1. Regional Employability Team and virtual networks to be reviewed for membership and TOR

Completed at meeting on 27/07

2. Key stakeholders (RET members) to sign up to statement of principles at Regional Event.

G

For discussion at RET on 3/10/08

3. Mental Health Groups to be represented in the North East Diversity Board Sub-groups.

RET asked Robin Beveridge to approach NEEDP to look at links. July Links will be through REF and disability strand NFA as REL is part of NEEDP N4C group.

4. Regional Employment Team to facilitate partnership working and deliver action plan

G

Joint working is taking palce with LSC, Vol Sector IAPt P2W etc

5. Develop closer relations between Medical Professionals and Job Broking services

A

Need to understand and clarify DWP pilot on advisers links to Medical Service providers and its future Pathways to Work and IAPT working closely. July progress is still slow need to identify expansion roll out plan from DWP/JCP. Update at RET 3/10/08

6. Engage and influence vocational training providers through LSC on mental health issues by influencing LSC/NIACE MH Action Plan

LSC Action plan in place REL to meet with LSC/NIACE lead to understand progress and identify links to this action plan. Links will be maintained no longer an action point now embedded

7. Develop sharing protocols of public sector consultations with service users amongst all Public sector bodies

G

Working with RALF and NERIP

8. Develop MH in Employment website portal for partners to share information on services and access through single web presence

G

RET agreed proposal target of nov to get site up

9. LSC to ensure that mental health groups are represented on their diversity steering groups

LSC Action plan in place REL to meet with LSC to understand progress and

10. Secure commitment to the Statement of Priorities & Principles at the highest level within the public sector and stakeholder groups.

G

ME event held on 12^th Sept 54 PS organisations there.

11. Develop strong links with Local Strategic Partnerships to contribute to and influence Local Area Agreements especially around PSA 16 NI 150

A

Limited initial success. Very few have PSA 16 NI 150 in their top 35. July more work needed. Attend STMBC LSP Open day and established links, Request for P Bates event from GMBC

12. Clear referral pathways established to & from Education & Employment with MH services

A

Increased emphasis on vocational services in NHS and DWP support to GP surgeries will impact Unclear as yet what we can do. Also impacts of the Carol Black work need to be considered etc.

13. Employment team to support implementation of vocational outcomes pilot

A

Need Further investigation

14. Engage with housing associations re: initiatives concerning education, training and employment

A

Need to get Feedback from JCP, CSIP CEI

15. Use imminent Communities and Local Government guidance as leverage with local authorities i.e. new duty on councils to tackle worklessness

This is implicit in all we do and is taking place

16. Hold Regional Employment Conference to develop and implement a cultural change plan in employment attitudes

Removed from plan following RET 27/7

17. Disseminate resources developed by partners to all stakeholders

G

Website agreed and to be up by Nov.

18. IAPT to be cross promoted to Pathways to Work and employers through the IAPT action plan

IAPT Action Plan and steering group REL to join group. Iapt & Pathways have met and are developing further ways of closer working

19. Individual Placement Scheme develop awareness.

G

Need to look at further work in this area and who will be key partner to lead on this.

2

1. Raise Employer Awareness of Mental Health issues and support available.

G

Ongoing through Mindful Employer and attending employer events delivering sessions on MH.

2. Hold two employer events in Region Engaging a minimum of 75 employers

Events arranged and invitations issued. Events delivered in May 2008

3. Market and encourage employers to sign up to Mindful Employer/Disability Symbol/Regional Healthy Workplace accreditation

Two employer events majoring on ME. Further regional sign up event planned by ME events held assessing interest. MHNE have worker to deliver ME linked with JCP and NHS

4. Publicise and engage employers in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace

Will market at the two employer events and in the LSC action plan to providers. events held assessing interest. Ongoing and now moving under own steam since the MIND contract covers the region.

5. Provide access to training in Mental Health First Aid

Durham PCT have lottery funding to train MHFA, CSIP have trained trainers in the North East. PCT have let contract to MIND and are looking at criteria for accessing training CSIP have offered training for trainers.

6. Engage Regional Employer Organisations to encourage commitment to Statement of Principles. (FSB & NECC)

G

7. Hold regional event to sign up employers to Statement of Principles.

G

Review of SoPrin at ret 3/10/08

8. Develop publicity from event to implement a continuous rolling programme of sign ups.

G

as above

9. Develop business case for mental health in employment linked to the regional business case for diversity.

G

Working with ERIP, NEEDP and Northumbria University to support the development of business case.

10. Research with private sector & SME employers to understand their barriers or perceived risks with mental health in employment. Developing mitigations to those risks.

Working with Y&H REL and North East Employer Coalition to conduct employer survey Employer Coalition refused to issue survey to employers alternative methods have been used. Had 16 replies so far closing date is 30/6/08. Done response indicate a need for Information and easy clear access to the myriad support services.

11. BLNE/FSB/NECC to be engaged to support awareness amongst SME employers

All invited to employer events in May 2008. Employer questionnaire issued to them for their members. Now ongoing and moving forward

12. Engage employers who are recruiting to support recruitment of MH IB clients.

G

Working to include an emphasis on Mental Health in LEP and through ESF providers. Raisuing awareness of ESA to stakeholders.

13. Engage with Sector Skills Councils in the region to encourage employer commitment.

No action as yet cancelled SSC not needed.

14. Engage HSE to further support good Mental Health in the work place

Links through Regional Workplace Health Group.

15. Support and engage with partners in Mental Health awareness campaigns.

Using Men’s Health week to publicise MH in the workplace

16. Hold Regional Employment Conference to develop and implement cultural change in employment attitudes

Withdrawn by RET 27/7

17. RDA ONE North East to include regional good mental health as part of the Passionate about Health campaign

A

Need to be discussed with RDA RET member to progress.

18. IAPT Regional Implementation Support Plan rolled out

Action Plan created Jan 2008, Links being developed with Pathways to Work Teams & CMP in the Region, Implementation Board being created. Plan and Board now moving forward complete

19. Ensure that JCP Local Employment Partnerships are influenced by the Mental Health and employment agenda

G

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1. Annual regional consultation with Service Users & employers to develop services focussed on user needs

G

Developing a paper to RET on how this can happen and move the agenda forward

2. Increase access to employment services by improving numbers of JCP Pathways advisers in GP surgeries

G

A paper updating JCP progress is being constructed to RET by end of Oct 08

3. Public bodies commissioning services, to ensure that providers of services have clearly defined and active diversity and equality statements.

Training event for MH commissioners and MH LITs to increase vocational elements of services planned for July 2008

4. Public bodies commissioning services, to encourage providers of services to have Mindful Employer or Disability Symbol status

G

Part of the NEEDP business case and will be supported by the new Equalities Bill.

5. LSC to ensure that mental health groups are represented on their diversity steering groups

LSC Action plan in place REL to meet with LSC to understand progress and COMPLETE

6. Training/Awareness raising in Mental Health to be made available and delivered to advisory staff.

G

STWV JCP Pathways team looking at MHFA for staff through MIND contact. DWP/JCP developing training tools for advisory staff.

7. Engage service users in interviews processes, develop commitment using good practice

G

Part of the RALF group and NEEDP remit

8. Check adherence by commissioners (MH LITs) to recently published guidance on commissioning

Training event for MH commissioners and MH LITs to increase vocational elements of services planned for July 2008 Done Complete

9. LSC to use capacity building and action plan to inform provision of training to service users

LSC Action plan in place REL to meet with LSC to understand progress and Done complete

10. Engage with JCP Pathways ESA WCA provider to look at supporting clients diagnosed with Mental Health issues following work capability assessment.

G

work is developing but huge areas of concern from MH specialist service and

11. MH LIT Commissioning teams to implement the guidance & good practice issued by HE&YH CSIP

paper issued Feb 08 to commissioners Training event planned for July 2008 on vocational services. Done

4

1. LSC to ensure that mental health groups are represented on their diversity steering groups

G

LSC Action plan in place REL to meet with LSC to understand progress Complete

2. RET to instigate a Task & finish Group to develop awareness tools to support Job Broking staff and IAG networks. Working closely with IAPT and MHFA and Voluntary sector

A

Need to look at further work with MHNE and PCT tools.

3. Work with Employer Bodies to develop employment opportunities accessible to clients with mental health issues.

G

Meeting planned with NEEC Egizia Crabbe

4. IB Pathways and JCP to work with Voluntary Sector and service users to look at developing greater access to permitted work opportunities in the local labour market

G

They met in June 2008

5. MH LIT to ensure that they commision services that move users towards the labour market and employment

guidance & good practice issued by HE&YH CSIP in Feb 08

6. IAPT to be cross promoted to Pathways to Work and employers through the IAPT action plan

IAPT Action Plan and steering group REL to join group. Meetings have taken place and agreement on joint working is being developed.

7. RET to look at ways of engaging with Dame Carol Black’s review

G

Dbriefing supplied to group at RET on 3/10/08