1. CUMBRIA FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE NHS MENTAL HEALTH TRUST
PARTNERSHIP PROCESS
1)Good afternoon my name is Bruce Wilson and this is Steve Graham. We are managers with CF&RS. On the border with Scotland for anyone who has just flown in from the States
This session is about our latest partnership agreement with the local Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
It will give you an insight into where we are with partnership working regarding community fire safety.
What this latest initiative entails
Where we see it developing
With twenty years operational fire service experience, the common denominator for the majority of fires fatalities & other serious fires we have attended is the Mental health of individuals involved.
Older and Vulnerable persons advocates are common in a number of fire services to assist in delivering community safety. Now is the time to improve assistance and monitoring of individuals and the communities they live in. By using innovative ideas, data gathering and sharing of information Cumbria feels it is pushing the boundaries of community safety.

2. Section 117 of Mental Health Act 2007
Legislation
Section 117 of Mental Health Act 2007 .

3. AIM
To help eliminate the risk of death and injury to people with mental health issues from fires within their homes through partnership working between CFRS and the NHS Trust

4. OBJECTIVES
To identify at risk people in the assessment stage by the NHS Mental Health trust.
Refer the individuals to Cumbria fire & Rescue Service
Apply appropriate interventions

5. WHAT RISKS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL?
Agoraphobia & Anxiety
Alzeimers & Dementia
Depression,Phobias
Insomnia & eating disorders
Alcohol & substance misuse
Schiziphrenia & PTSD
Stress & self harm

9. Risk Categorisation Category 1 – Stand operating procedures
Category 2 – Risk Register
Category 3 – Site Specific Intelligence
Category 4&5 – Multi Agency plans

10. Pre-incident support & Analysis Post Incident Support & Analysis

11. THE CHOICE

12. SUMMARY Mental Health is an over arching subject
which can direct & drive a large number of
community fire & safety initiatives

13. Mental Health problems do not affect 3 or 4 out of 5 persons but 1 out of 1.
Dr William Menninger