This is an excellent
report by Lancashire Care Trust and The Junction which details a review of
inpatient services at the Trust by young service users, with recommendations
for changes to ensure that young people get a service which is more
appropriate.
The report references the 11 Million reports, Pushed into the Shadows and Out of the Shadows, and the Safe and Appropriate Care Standards for Young People on Adult Wards developed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Research and Training Unit commissioned by the NMHDU Children and Young People's MHA Implementation Programme which were recently commended by the MHAC Biennial Report.
The Trust, like many adult services, has a significant number of admissions of under 18s on adult wards each year but it has taken positive steps to involve young service users to scrutinise existing practice and drive service awareness and real change with both internal staff and externally with commissioners.