A study has shown that people with severe mental health problems are capable of being involved in planning their care. The authors suggest new ways of finding out what service users think.
A study has shown that people with severe mental health problems are capable of being involved in planning their care. The authors suggest new ways of finding out what service users think.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, planning, service users, severe learning disabilities, user views, care management;
Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Discusses a monitoring project involving service users in frontline research which is providing information for improving the effectiveness of the Care Programme Approach and care management in one London health authority. The authors believe that the project could provide a useful model for other areas.
Discusses a monitoring project involving service users in frontline research which is providing information for improving the effectiveness of the Care Programme Approach and care management in one London health authority. The authors believe that the project could provide a useful model for other areas.
Subject terms:
information management, information technology, mental health problems, models, monitoring, service users, social care provision, care management, care programme approach, evaluation;
The authors support the view that integrated care for users of mental health services can support service users in the community, oversee their safety and that of the public, and allay public fears aroused by high-profile cases that go wrong.
The authors support the view that integrated care for users of mental health services can support service users in the community, oversee their safety and that of the public, and allay public fears aroused by high-profile cases that go wrong.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, needs, social services, social workers, assessment, care management, care programme approach, community care, community mental health services, health authorities;