The Committee considered a verbal update from Ms Val McGee, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust on the recent inspection undertaken by the Quality Care Commission on Clatterbridge Hospital Psychiatric Services.

Ms McGee introduced the report and highlighted the standards that had met the standard and those areas where action was needed.

In response to a Member, Ms McGee indicated that there was an on-going programme to upgrade the adult psychiatric wards, which meant one ward was closed temporally to allow work to be undertaken.

Dr Phil Jennings, CCG indicated that following an inspection an action plan is produced to ensure services and providers undertake all the actions as requested by the CQC.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  Ms McGee be thanked for the update; and 

(2)  a progress report and the action plan be submitted to a future meeting of the  Committee. 

In relation to the Attainment Sub-Committee, Ms Hassall indicated that the Terms of Reference were currently in draft and that the membership had now been agreed with the Chair and Spokespersons.