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Purchasing power: getting the best for older people
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss some of the challenges facing commissioners who are purchasing mental health services for older people. They briefly highlight some of the main complexities which include: the complexity of older people's identities; the make up of workforces; the difficult nature of work with older people; and the multiple agencies involved in working with older people. It is argued that consistent application of a long-term strategy, which allows the accumulation of small changes across agencies and disciplines, is likely to be the key to success. It sets out the issues that need to be addressed, the pitfalls to avoid, and examines a series of objectives for commissioners.
Working with older people from black and minority ethnic groups who have depression
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, MORIARTY Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 10(1), March 2009, pp.24-31.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Despite the growing evidence base about depression and anxiety and its application to service settings and practice, there is still a shortage of practice examples about what works and for whom. This is particularly true of specialist groups, such as people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. This article discusses policy and legislative encouragements to think about equality of access and diversity issues in mental health services and wider mental health promotion activities. It analyses recent research and policy documents in the context of demographic change and practice. It argues that the context of personalisation in England may provide new opportunities to consider what older people will find most acceptable and effective in meeting their needs, but notes the challenges that this will bring to community-based organisations and specialist services.
Mental health in later life: better outcomes through wise commissioning
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 17(5), October 2009, pp.15-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article is the last in a series on older people’s mental health, and sets the key messages in the context of current and future service commissioning. It considers 3 recent changes in England that impact upon the work of commissioners. First, the National Dementia Strategy 2009 has been supported by a joint commissioning framework for dementia which emphases the importance of commissioning and provides examples of what newly designed services might look like. Second is covered the impact of personalisation and how this affects resource allocation, in particular the greater flexibility offered by individual budgets. Finally, the impact of the recession on the demand for services and also on staff turnover is considered. The article also suggests that commissioners should be taking a role in tackling the prevention of mental health problems in later life. The article concludes by considering the challenges for commissioners and planners in approaching the problems of mental ill-health in later life.