Ms Anne O'Connor:

Services conduct reviews all the time but as regards the national three-pronged approach we are taking in response to this matter specifically, we are starting with it once and we will have to determine what happens as we go forward. One of the key recommendations relates to the adherence to operational guidelines that exist. It is important to note that within the CAMHS service there is a very well-developed operational guidance document that has been updated in recent times. Dr. Maskey highlighted this as a model of very good practice. The issues that have arisen have done so partly because these guidelines were not being implemented. One of our key areas of focus is to determine whether the teams are in fact implementing and using the operational guidance that exists. We will be doing that and we will certainly look at how we maintain that because-----