The survey received over 1,000 responses!

The consultation asked people to share their views about creating specialist inpatient wards for older people with dementia, and dedicated wards for older people living with other mental health needs such as anxiety, depression or psychosis, which are known as ‘functional mental health needs’.

This consultation is important for people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. In particular, people who are living with dementia, or a functional mental health need, their families, carers, loved ones and health and care staff.

As we asked you to complete the consultation, we're now sharing the report with you. It outlines the feedback into a few categories:

• what people thought was most important when thinking about older people’s mental health inpatient services,
• what people told us about each of the proposed options,
• travel, transport and parking,
• equality data,
• sustainability,
• any additional considerations.

The report has been independently written by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) and NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU.

Further information

You can read the report of findings here and the updated equality impact assessment here.

You can still browse this website for information about our proposals to create specialist inpatient wards for older people with dementia, and other mental health needs (such as anxiety, depression or psychosis), in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield.

If you have any questions, please email opsconsultation@swyt.nhs.uk or call our freephone number, 0800 587 2108, and someone will be in touch to help you.