the island and part of the LV Group. This is a really exciting initiative which is being developed in partnership with the third sector, private business and Government. The aim is to provide people with a first port of call; a dedicated centre tailored to their needs. The Lounge will give people the support they need by either speaking to a therapist or a peer support worker. It will allow them to be signposted to relevant agencies which can help them back on the path to positive wellbeing. This means that statutory services, for example the General Hospital, Emergency Department, the Police and the Ambulance Service are only involved if necessary.
Setting up new services like this is not the sole focus of the Government’s plans to transform the island’s mental health provision. There has also been investment in recruitment with psychologists, assistant psychologists and an occupational therapist among those appointed to help ease pressures and waiting lists.
Two mental health social workers have also been recruited full-time to work collaboratively with medical teams in order to address an individual’s needs in a holistic way. These social workers will practice in the community and in Orchard House, Jersey’s acute mental health facility for islanders who need such support.
Improvements are currently also being undertaken in the short-term to address the issues in outdated facilities, particularly at Orchard House.
The Island’s in-patient facility is not a modern health facility and does not reflect a therapeutic environment for patients in mental health crisis or those needing assessment. Aesthetically the physical environment presents challenges including maintaining privacy and dignity, the separation of men and women, over- heating and natural light issues.
While the immediate health and safety issues in Orchard House are being addressed, the unit cannot be brought to the standards required. However, Clinique Pinel is able to meet these standards for ten years whilst the island’s future requirements are finalised.
A capital plan amounting to £5.5 million has been drawn up to make improvements to Orchard House, Clinique Pinel, Rosewood House and La Chasse to enable both in-patient and out-patient services for mental health to be brought up to more modern standards.
The programme of relocating Orchard House to Clinique Pinel is due to be completed by the end of 2020, and Clinique Pinel will provide a more therapeutically safe environment until longer-term plans for the service are developed.
The natural light and space incorporated into the design means that clinical care, privacy and dignity can be provided along with therapeutic support. The rooms for patients will be modern and can be used in a more flexible way.
Much positive work has been planned, or is already underway, to advance Jersey’s mental health services, and it is important that the momentum to make improvements, which has gathered pace in recent months, is kept up.
However, the pace of change needs to be managed to allow for joint working with people with lived experience and their carers. Small steps have already been made in this direction and they will continue to be built upon as this approach is essential to the development of a service that meets the needs of the people of Jersey.
We cannot afford to rest on our laurels, and it is also important that we build upon the excellent relationships we have with third sector organisations who are well- placed within the community to offer expert opinion on the right direction. It is only by working together that we can create a truly modern mental health service.
The community also has an important role to play as mental health is everybody’s business. In the last few years great strides have been made to destigmatise mental health but more needs to be done.
Until mental health is given equal priority to physical health – where people feel as comfortable telling a friend or colleague that they are in crisis as they would say they had a bad back or broken leg, we need to carry on raising awareness about the importance of speaking out and not being ashamed to say if you need help.
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