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Community psychiatric nurse teams: intensive support versus generic care
- Authors:
- MUIJEN Matt, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 165, August 1994, pp.211-217.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports a study which evaluated whether a community psychiatric nurse (CPN) team providing a comprehensive aftercare service, using a case management approach, improves psychopathology and social functioning of the long-term mentally ill, and reduces hospital use compared with a generic CPN team.
Long-term health problems and community care
- Author:
- RENSHAW Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.12.94, 1994, pp.37-38.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The development of comprehensive local community services is patchy. If people with mental health problems are to receive appropriate and effective care, the resources need to be distributed differently, co-ordinated more effectively and focused on those with severe and long-term problems.
Providing a community psychogeriatric service: models of community psychiatric nursing provision in a single health district
- Authors:
- JUNAID Ola, BRUCE Janet M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(9), September 1994, pp.715-720.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the provision of community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) within Nottingham Health Authority: major differences in CPN provision were found. There is a need to establish objective performance indicators in order to identify the most efficient and effective models for providing care to the elderly mentally ill in the community.
Refocusing long-term care
- Authors:
- COONEY Margaret, BELL Ray
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.12.94, 1994, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Outlines how four community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) worked in a unidisciplinary team titled the community support team (CST) in Greenwich, taking secondary referrals exclusively from the psychiatric service and each carrying a caseload of severely ill clients. The client input of the CST is compared to the generic CPNs' input who provided a standard CPN service to a wide client mix including long-term clients.
Diversion from custody for mentally disordered offenders
- Author:
- STAITE Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 95, September 1994, pp.42-45.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
In North Humberside, a diversion project has been developed by a multi-agency steering group chaired by the Director of North Humberside MIND. The steering group manages, via a small management sub-group, a project team, comprising a probation officer, an approved social worker and two community psychiatric nurses. They assess persons in police custody and prisoners at court. When mentally disordered offenders are identified they will arrange a package of care.
500 million pounds more: where and why it is needed; a report highlighting the under funding of community care for people with a severe mental illness
- Author:
- LARKIN Matthew
- Publisher:
- National Schizophrenia Fellowship
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 20p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kingston upon Thames
Critical look at community care for people with mental health problems, examining underfunding from a wide range of perspectives, including: community psychiatric nursing; approved social work; psychiatry; clinical psychology; supported accommodation; acute services; secure beds; supervision registers; court diversion schemes; medication; employment schemes and day care; and advocacy.