Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(6), June 2000, pp.203-206.
Publisher:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF-MH) is a strategic blueprint for services for adults of working age for the next 10 years. It is both mandatory, in being a clear statement of what services must seek to achieve in relation to the given standards and performance indicators, and permissive, in that it allows considerable local flexibility to customise the services which need to be provided to fit the framework. This paper summarises the process by which the NSF was created, and its contents.
The National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF-MH) is a strategic blueprint for services for adults of working age for the next 10 years. It is both mandatory, in being a clear statement of what services must seek to achieve in relation to the given standards and performance indicators, and permissive, in that it allows considerable local flexibility to customise the services which need to be provided to fit the framework. This paper summarises the process by which the NSF was created, and its contents.
Subject terms:
law, mental health, mental health services, social care provision, standards, central government, Department of Health;
British Medical Journal, 29.7.95, 1995, pp.287-288.
Publisher:
British Medical Association
Describes how emergency services in England and Wales are currently organised and staffed, comparing patterns of provision outside office hours with those during the day.
Describes how emergency services in England and Wales are currently organised and staffed, comparing patterns of provision outside office hours with those during the day.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, psychiatry, surveys, emergency services;
Many people with mental health problems do not claim their full entitlement to benefits. The authors explain how computerised assessment helped identify the problem.
Many people with mental health problems do not claim their full entitlement to benefits. The authors explain how computerised assessment helped identify the problem.
Subject terms:
information technology, mental health, mental health problems, payments, severe mental health problems, assessment, benefits, computers;
British Medical Journal, 15.10.94, 1994, pp.970-971.
Publisher:
British Medical Association
Argues that without more information the debate about how many psychiatric beds are needed will be guided more by moral and political than by clinical or research considerations.
Argues that without more information the debate about how many psychiatric beds are needed will be guided more by moral and political than by clinical or research considerations.
Subject terms:
hospitals, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, needs, severe mental health problems, social care provision, assessment, community care;
British Journal of Psychiatry, 173, August 1998, pp.105-109.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Aims to summarise the relevant research on rate of psychiatric morbidity within the general population, and define specific populations at high risk of mental disorder. The theories put forward to account for these inequalities are considered, noting the limitations of the data they are based on and highlighting their implications for the data required to facilitate further research. Inequalities in access, provision and appropriateness of services are also discussed. Makes policy recommendations for reducing these inequalities at national, regional and district levels.
Aims to summarise the relevant research on rate of psychiatric morbidity within the general population, and define specific populations at high risk of mental disorder. The theories put forward to account for these inequalities are considered, noting the limitations of the data they are based on and highlighting their implications for the data required to facilitate further research. Inequalities in access, provision and appropriateness of services are also discussed. Makes policy recommendations for reducing these inequalities at national, regional and district levels.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, poverty, resource allocation, risk, social care provision, socioeconomic groups, vulnerable adults, black and minority ethnic people, discrimination, gender;
Provides up to date information on research, policy and practice for those involved in or interested in purchasing and commissioning mental health services. Includes papers on: adult mental health policy; defining severe mental illness; assessing population needs; mental illness needs index; how mental health services are commissioned; purchasing mental health care for primary care; a local authority perspective on purchasing mental health services; housing and mental health; core components of a comprehensive mental health service; commissioning and managing hospital and community beds; independent sector providers; implementing core service components - commissioning and contracting; purchasing from a user perspective; purchasing mental health services for black communities; performance indicators in mental health services; community care; and monitoring quality.
Provides up to date information on research, policy and practice for those involved in or interested in purchasing and commissioning mental health services. Includes papers on: adult mental health policy; defining severe mental illness; assessing population needs; mental illness needs index; how mental health services are commissioned; purchasing mental health care for primary care; a local authority perspective on purchasing mental health services; housing and mental health; core components of a comprehensive mental health service; commissioning and managing hospital and community beds; independent sector providers; implementing core service components - commissioning and contracting; purchasing from a user perspective; purchasing mental health services for black communities; performance indicators in mental health services; community care; and monitoring quality.
Subject terms:
housing, local authorities, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, mixed economy of care, needs, performance indicators, private sector, purchaser-provider split, quality assurance, residential care, severe mental health problems, social services, assessment, community mental health services, commissioning, general practitioners;