Mental Health Task Group

The mental health task group aims to ensure that users of mental health services and their carers have a voice and can influence mental health service delivery in Northumberland.
The group works in partnership with providers and commissioners of mental health services to bring about improvements for the benefit of all service users.
The main remits of this group are to:
  • Consider mental health issues affecting residents of Northumberland and brought to the attention of Healthwatch Northumberland.
  • Share and receive information from providers and commissioners of mental health services
  • Work in a transparent, inclusive and timely manner.
  • Consider equality and diversity issues in relation to the matters under consideration and any impact current services or future recommendations may have on equalities groups.