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Rights, Relationships and Recovery: The Report of the National Review of Mental Health Nursing in Scotland

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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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