Gender equality in mental health services

- Safety in acute inpatient wards

- Self Injury

- Day services

- Secure services

Key Outcomes:

Improvements in sexual safety and experience of acute in- patient care.

Explore potential for harm reduction approach

Developing appropriate day service provision.

Key Policy Drivers:

• NPSA report - With Safety in Mind: mental health services & patient safety
• No secrets - DH
• Healthcare Commission Acute inpatient service review
• SEU Report and NSIP/DH guidance on transforming day services

Recent Activity:

Working with DH & Acute Care Programme to improve sexual safety & experience of AIP

Chapter on sexual safety in Implementation Guide

Working with Healthcare Commission to develop gender sensitive standards and outcome measures

Publication and dissemination of approaches to self-harm

Implementation of day services action plan with NSIP

Evaluation of women-only secure and high support pilots and providing development advice and support
CPA review