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Service evaluation of an integrated assessment and treatment service for people with intellectual disability with behavioural and mental health problems
- Authors:
- RICHINGS Ceri, COOK Rachael, ROY Ashok
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15(1), March 2011, pp.7-19.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
An isolated inpatient ward for people with intellectual disabilities and additional mental health and behavioural problems was developed into a more flexible service integrating inpatient beds, day assessment, outreach and the local community learning disability teams. In this study, The Birmingham Community Assessment and Treatment Service (BCATS) was evaluated on the basis of the way it was utilised in its first 2 years, and its outcomes, and compared with the pre-existing, more traditional inpatient ward. Findings revealed that, although the new service model treated a higher number of people, it was more able to prevent or shorten inpatient admissions and to prevent placement breakdown and reduce aggressive incidents amongst inpatients during their stay. The study concluded that the model studied had been a more effective, more flexible and safer service than the previous more traditional model.