Date & Venue:
Microsoft Teams (Online Meeting)
Key Highlights:
- Leadership & Governance Updates:
- Minutes and action log approved.
- Board approved use of automated transcription for meeting accuracy.
- Updates on Care, Education and Treatment Review (CETR) process and NHS England’s LeDeR review pending.
- Right Care, Right Person Initiative:
- Norfolk Police introduced new protocols to ensure appropriate agency responses to welfare-related calls.
- Call reduction of 1,043 welfare-related cases in 2024 due to improved triage and resource allocation.
- Reduction in mental health crisis-related police interventions and improved referral pathways.
- All-Age Autism Strategy Oversight Group:
- Year One Plan co-produced, addressing six key priorities, including:
- Autism training expansion
- Development of an autism directory
- Improved diagnosis pathways
- Support for autistic people in the criminal justice system
- Board raised concerns over limited education and justice system actions—ongoing discussions with relevant agencies.
- Year One Plan co-produced, addressing six key priorities, including:
- Carers Strategy & Support Initiatives:
- Co-produced All-Age Carers Strategy approved, pending Integrated Care Board (ICB) sign-off.
- Strategy focuses on raising awareness, improving service access, and ensuring co-production with carers.
- Diagnostic Waiting List Updates:
- Adult Diagnosis: 1,174 adults waiting, with an average of 18 assessments per month.
- Year-on-year demand saw a 21% projected decrease in referrals, but challenges in assessment capacity persist.
- Data on Right to Choose referrals requested for future updates.
- Other Key Announcements:
- Review of NAPB meeting start times—poll to be issued to members.
- Membership review underway to improve engagement and attendance.
Next Steps:
- Continue work on education and justice system improvements in the Autism Strategy.
- Monitor Right Care, Right Person initiative to assess impact on autistic individuals.
- Develop a publicly available version of the Year One Plan.
- Gather and review data on Right to Choose diagnostic referrals.
Next Meeting: 28 January 2025, Microsoft Teams.
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