MPS have any connections with the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust or any other Mental Health Trusts

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027265

I note you seek access to the following information:

NEW REQUEST:
Also, since you have cited cost in not being able to comply with the request claiming that you would need to contact individual staffs and officers. You claimed you cannot think of a way to narrow down my request so let me be kind to provide you with a way to narrow down my request by advising under my FOI request whether the Metropolitan Police have any cooperation policies and agreement formally, informally written or unwritten with Oxleas NHS or any other mental health trusts. This is a very narrow remit which you should be able to comply with and if you cannot comply with this I am afraid I will need to take legal advice.

PREVIOUS REQUEST 01/FOI/22/026802:
Confirmation as to whether any of your workers work or have connections with oxleas nhs foundation trust or any other mental health trusts.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
 
Pan MPS
Mental Health Compact - A Compact between Mental Health and Acute Trusts (e.g. A&E services, secondary health services) , Local Authorities, ICBs (Integrated Care Boards), NHS England, NHS Improvement, London Ambulance Service (LAS) and Police services. The organisations that are signatories to this Compact have made a commitment to work together so that people in mental health crisis have timely access to a Health-Based Place of Safety (formerly a s136 Mental Health Act suite) and mental health inpatient care and treatment when they need it

Mental Health Crisis Care for Londoners – London’s Section 136 pathway and Health Based Place of Safety Specification – A book regarding Mental Health Crisis for Londoners i.e. London’s Section 136 Pathway and Health Based Place of Safety (HBPoS) Specification. This document outlines a consistent pathway of care across London and a minimum standard for Health Based Place of Safety sites. The guidance covers the s136 pathway from when the individual is detained in a public place, conveyance, processes, the interface with A&E Departments and processes at the HBPoSs. The stakeholders are MPS, LAS, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPS) and Acute/Mental Health Trusts

Blue Light Protocol – Standard Operational Procedure for supporting London’s Blue Light Services to access mental health advice, owned by North East London Health Care Consulting with stake holders being from London Mental Health Trusts, MPS, British Transport Police (BTP), LAS, NHS England Health & Justice Team (London) and Healthy London Partnership

Affinity Protocol - with local sign off - Affinity Protocol is an evidence based problem-solving initiative that seeks to address recurring missing episodes, problematic volume and poor reporting approaches occurring at NHS Mental Health Service Providers and other hospital settings across London. It is primarily a collaborative partnership between local policing, NHS Trusts and hospitals, based on existing MPS Missing Persons Policy and NHS Trust Policies, to achieve a clearer mutual understanding of partner responsibilities and strengthen professional partnership through sustainable joint responsibility.

Memorandum Of Understanding - The Police Use of Restraint in Mental Health & Learning Disability Settings – This document provides clarity on the role of the police service in responding to incidents within mental health and learning disability settings. The collaborators include The College of Policing, National Police Chiefs’ Council, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Psychiatrists and MIND

Unwritten
Liaison meetings - meetings attended by representatives from local MPS Mental Health Liaison Teams, NHS (e.g. Acute/Mental Health Trusts, Security Providers, AMHPs) to discuss issues that have arisen, processes, updates on policies

Ad hoc meetings – e.g. with internal partners e.g. Public Protection, MAPPA, Neighbourhood Teams, Emergency Response Leads or external partners to discuss individual cases of concern regarding a service user

Local agreements with ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust) (Newham)
Access to Newham Crisis Pathway Café, basically how to refer people to the café and what information is required by police. (Written) - A Crisis Café offers support for people in mental health crisis

Affinity Protocol- Grab pack to be provided by Mental Health Centres for high risk missing persons in acute settings. (Written). – As above re Affinity Protocol, a grab pack is a form to be completed by mental health service providers for any mental health patient that is identified as being at risk of going missing

Part of the s136 reduction group officers to consult with Crisis Team prior to sectioning where possible (Informal) - There is a requirement for police to consult, if it is practicable to do so, a health professional before deciding whether or not to exercise powers under section 136 (1) Mental Health Act. For MPS, officers access this advice via the Mental Health Advice Line

Local agreement with BEH (Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust)
BEH s136 Mental Health Act Workshop, aiming to reduce s136 by 15% within 6 months.

Local agreements with OXLEAS (NHS Foundation Trust covering Bexley, Greenwich & Bromley)
Operational Escalation Chart – Health Based Place of Safety – A chart providing contact details for HBPoS manager then Bronze, Silver, Gold when there are issues regarding HBPoS or contact cannot be made
Operational Escalation Chart – Crisis Line - A chart providing contact details for Bronze, Silver, and Gold when the Crisis Line/Mental Health Advice line cannot be reached

Local agreement with SLAM (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust covering Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon))
CAT cars - Crisis Assessment Team vehicles staffed by police and mental health professionals for street triaging of people in mental health crisis