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Appendix II: Project Support, Steering and Reference Groups
The Project Team
Robert Samuel | Project Lead |
Susanne Forrest | Project Officer |
Katherine Lawson | provided administrative support |
The Project Steering Group
A multi-disciplinary and multi-agency group of key mental health stakeholders, including representatives from health, social care and voluntary organisations, academic institutions, professional nursing organisations and trade unions and other key mental health organisations concerned with progressing the mental health policy and service agendas.
Group purpose
To provide strategic guidance and direction for the review, by:
1. Informing the review process by suggesting key questions, priorities and the focus, scope and overall aims of the review.
2. Advising on the review process methodology.
3. Receiving and commenting on interim reports.
4. Considering, commenting on and approving the final review report.
Membership
Paul Martin | Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Executive Health Department (Chair) |
Anne Armstrong | Divisional Director of Nursing - Primary Care, NHS Lanarkshire, Chair of the Mental Health Nursing Forum/Expert Reference Group |
Simon Bradstreet | Network Director, Scottish Recovery Network |
Dr Peter Rice | Consultant in Alcohol Problems, NHS Tayside (representative from Royal College of Psychiatrists) |
Professor Sue Cowan | University of Abertay |
Susan Donnelly | Care Commission |
Sharon Duncan | Mental Health Nurses' Association |
Geoff Earl | Royal College of Nursing |
Houston Fleming | Service User and Carer Reference Group |
Susanne Forrest | Project Officer, Scottish Executive Health Department |
Steven Hodgson | Association of Directors of Social Work representative |
Jamie Malcolm | Nurse Commissioner, Mental Welfare Commission |
Shaun McNeil | Service User and Carer Reference Group |
Mary Melvin | Scottish Chair, Mental Health Nurses' Association |
Eileen Moir | Director of Nursing, NHS Borders |
Victoria Murray | Service User and Carer Reference Group |
Shona Neil | Chief Executive, Scottish Association for Mental Health |
Dr Ian Pullen | Principle Medical Officer, Scottish Executive Health Department |
Karen Robertson | Chair of the Practitioner Reference Group |
Salma Siddiqui | Lecturer, Napier University, Edinburgh |
Robert Samuel | Nursing Advisor, Scottish Executive Health Department |
Joe Nichols | Professional Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Council |
Irene Souter | Director of Nursing, NHS Fife (representative from the NHS Board Nurse Directors Group) |
Carol Watson | Associate Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions, NHS Education for Scotland |
Mary Weir | Chief Executive, National Schizophrenia Fellowship. |
The Service User and Carer Reference Group
A national group of representatives from key service user and carer organisations
Group purpose
To ensure that service users' and carers' priorities are at the fore of the review process and outcomes, by:
1. Identifying strategies and methodologies for meaningful involvement of service users and carers in the review process.
2. Enabling a two-way free flow of information about the review within members' organisations and networks.
3. Identifying and understanding areas requiring development in mental health nursing practice.
4. Identifying and understanding existing areas of good practice.
5. Facilitating and supporting activities aimed at engaging and involving service users and carers in the review process.
6. Considering the findings of the review as they emerge to inform the review outcomes.
7. Contributing to shaping the outcomes of the review.
Membership
Trish Burnett | Scottish Association for Mental Health |
Houston Fleming | Dykebar Patients' Council |
Agnes Thomson | Scottish Association for Mental Health, Augment Tayside |
Michael Coull | Mental Health User Network, Aberdeen |
Annette Callow | Falkirk Service Users' Reference Group |
Eddie Kelly | Falkirk Association for Mental Health |
Lynne Edwards | Service User Commissioner, Mental Welfare Commission/ Service User and Carer Involvement Worker, Napier University, Edinburgh |
Victoria Murray | Scottish Carers' Alliance |
Anna McGill | Carers of West Lothian |
Shaun McNeil | User Forward (now VOX) and Penumbra |
Chrissie Wright | Eating Disorders Association |
Practitioner Reference Group
A national group of mental health practitioners representing a range of different fields of mental health nursing practice.
Group purpose
To ensure that practising mental health nurses' priorities are at the fore of the review process and outcomes, by:
1. Identifying strategies and methodologies for meaningful involvement of mental health nurses in the review process.
2. Enabling a two-way free flow of information about the review within members' organisations and networks.
3. Identifying and analysing areas requiring development in mental health nursing practice.
4. Identifying and analysing existing areas of good practice.
5. Facilitating and supporting activities aimed at engaging and involving mental health nurses in the review process.
6. Considering the findings of the review as they emerge to inform the review outcomes.
7. Contributing to shaping the outcomes of the review.
Membership
Tom Allan | Ward Manager - acute inpatient care, NHS Highland |
Sarah Armour | Senior Addictions Nurse, NHS Fife |
Jacqueline Barclay | Clinical Manager - Perth Prison, Scottish Prison Service |
Mari Brannigan | Senior Nurse Practitioner - CBTNHS Greater Glasgow |
Alan Bruce | Ward Manager - Eating Disorders Edinburgh Huntercombe Hospital |
Stephen Cook | Practice Development Nurse NHS Argyll and Clyde |
Michael Crawford | Staff Nurse, The State Hospital |
Sarah Cullen | Community Mental Health Nurse - Children and Young People's Mental Health, NHS Lothian |
Lorraine Currie | Ward Manager - acute inpatient care, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Alison Drinnan | Community Mental Health Nurse, NHS Lanarkshire |
Lousie Fulton | Liaison Psychiatry Service, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Kelvin Frew | Community Mental Health Nurse, NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
Heather Glennie | Lead nurse - inpatient care, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Helen Grier | Community Mental Health Nurse - Primary Care NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
Ann Haugh | Community Mental Health Nurse - older people, NHS Forth Valley |
Ron Johansen | Clinical Nurse Manager- Learning Disabilities, NHS Tayside |
Theresa Kelly | Nurse Therapist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy NHS Argyll and Clyde |
Michael Keyes | Ward Manager - IPCU, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Claire Lamza | Clinical Nurse Specialist, The State Hospital |
Ross Mackie | Charge Nurse - Acute inpatient care, NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
Gerry McKelvie | Clinical Nurse Specialist - early intervention service, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Sharon McMenemy | Charge Nurse - acute inpatient care, NHS Lothian |
Stephen Park | Community Mental Health Nurse, NHS Fife |
Karen Robertson | (Chair), Nurse Consultant- perinatal mental health, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Douglas Seath | Nursing Officer Mental Welfare Commission |
Kaye Skey | Community Mental Health Nurse, NHS Lothian |
Kate Sloan | Nurse Practitioner - Psychotherapy NHS Argyll and Clyde |
Craig Stewart | Team Manager - East Ayrshire Community, Mental Health Teams, NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
Linda Stewart | Staff nurse - rehabilitation service, NHS Forth Valley |
Carol Richards | Charge Nurse - Early Intervention Service, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Eileen Ross | Team co-ordinator, Community Mental Health Teams, East Kilbride, NHS Lanarkshire |
Jennifer Russell | Primary Care Practitioner, NHS Greater Glasgow |
Gilly Waite | Charge Nurse - acute inpatient care, NHS Borders |
Chris Weir | Practice Development Nurse/ AWI Manager, NHS Argyll and Clyde |
John Wilson | Charge Nurse - acute inpatient care, NHS Forth Valley |
Diane Woodward | Charge Nurse - acute inpatient care, NHS Highland |
Expert Reference Group
The existing Mental Health Nursing Forum acted as the Expert Reference Group for the review. The forum was established in 2004 and aims to positively influence the strategic vision for the future delivery of mental health nursing in Scotland and contribute to the shaping of future national policy. It is committed to helping ensure that the profession is appropriately equipped in terms of values-base, knowledge, skills and competencies to meet the needs of mental health service users and their families and carers.
The forum's agenda includes the identification of challenging issues facing the profession and consideration of the impact of developing health and social care policy on the role and function of mental health nursing.
Group purpose
To inform the review process and outcome through existing expert opinion in mental health nursing, by:
1. Informing the review process by suggesting key questions, priorities and the focus, scope and overall aims of the review
2. Informing the review process methodology and facilitating access to a range of stakeholders to support the review process
3. Contributing to sub-groups or working groups that will aid the review process
4. Contributing to the analysis of the findings of the review by debating and discussing key issues
5. Informing and shaping the review outcomes.
Membership
Membership includes senior mental health nurses and academics from across Scotland.
For further information about the forum, contact:
Anne Armstrong (Chair) :Anne.Armstrong@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Robert Davidson (Vice Chair): Robert.Davidson@gartnavel.glacomen.nhs.uk
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