Public consultation on Health Based Places of Safety
In February 2023, Kent and Medway ICB and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) launched a public consultation on Health Based Places of Safety. These are the facilities KMPT provides for adults needing emergency care and assessment under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
Healthwatch Medway and Healthwatch Kent scrutinised the consultation process against best practice principles developed with the Consultation Institute. As with all our consultation scrutiny It’s important to say that we look at the process followed rather than the end decision that has been made . You can read our response below:
Downloads
Read the letter here
You can download and read the Health Based Places of safety support and scrutiny report here
