To provide funding of £250 to the above project.
Reason for decision:
The prevalence of serious mental health conditions in Folkestone & Hythe is higher than in the other districts in Kent. The percentage of patients recorded on GP QOF (Quality of Outcome) registers as having schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, other psychoses or on lithium therapy is 0.9%, the second highest in Kent. The average across Kent is 0.8%.
There is no other service operating out of hours, 365 days per year, to support people in mental health need in Folkestone & Hythe district, nor in any other part of Kent.