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;
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;