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The care programme approach: the experiences and views of carers
- Author:
- ALLEN Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(5), January 1998, pp.160-2.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Integral to the care programme approach is the involvement of carers in the planning of after-care and treatment post-discharge of people with mental health problems. This is the theory. In practice, carers still feel excluded and ignored by mental health professionals, as qualitative survey in one inner city are revealed. The first of two linked papers on the CPA, reports from the carer's perspective.
The care programme approach: the views and experiences of service users
- Author:
- PHILLIPS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(5), January 1998, pp.166-168.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Service users should be involved in drawing up their care programme. In practice, however, the meetings can be intimidating, and professionals may even disregard issues which the user has specifically requested to be included in the programme. Highlights users' concerns and criticisms of the care programme approach.
Day care: do carers gain?
- Author:
- WALDER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(5), September 1995, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
One of the aims of day care for people with dementia is to relieve stress and enhance the well-being of carers. Reports on a study which aimed to show how far this was being achieved.
Day hospitals: an alternative approach
- Author:
- BASS Jean M
- Publisher:
- Maidstone General Hospital. Psychiatric Wing
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 33p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidstone
Examines what day hospital services are available to the elderly mentally ill population in the Medway/Swale Health District and investigates the services offered by both statutory and voluntary agencies to help maintain the elderly in the community.
Learning, candour and accountability: a review of the way NHS trusts review and investigate the deaths of patients in England
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 76
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Reports on a review carried out by the Care Quality Commission to investigate how NHS trusts identify, investigate and learn from the deaths of people under their care. This review was carried out in response to the very low numbers of investigations or reviews of deaths at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. It draws on evidence from a national survey of NHS trusts and visits to 12 acute, community healthcare and mental health trusts; the views of over 100 families, collected through interviews, events and an online form; and consultation with charities and NHS professionals. The findings are discussed in five areas: the involvement of families and carers; the identification and reporting of deaths; making decisions to review and investigate; decisions to review or investigate; and governance arrangement and learning. Examples of promising practice are also included. The results found that that many carers and families had a poor experience of investigations and are not always treated with respect and honesty. This was especially true of deaths involving people with a learning disability or people with mental problems. The review also found that opportunities are missed to learn across the system from deaths that may have been prevented. It concludes that learning from deaths needs to be a much greater priority for all working within health and social care. The report makes recommendations for improvement. (Edited publisher abstract)
A comparison of elderly day care and day hospital attenders in Leicestershire: client profile carer stress and unmet need
- Authors:
- FURNESS L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.324-329.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Traditionally, day care for elderly persons has been provided by health or social services; however, recently facilities have been developed by voluntary organizations. This study was conducted to examine the characteristics of elderly clients with mental health problems attending these various settings, and to identify any areas of unmet need. There were both similarities and important differences between clients attending day hospitals, social services and Age Concern day centres. Day centres had a higher proportion of cognitively impaired clients than day hospitals. Although there were similar rates of depression across all settings, the severity of depression was greater in those attending Age Concern day centres. Patients at day hospitals suffering from dementia were more likely to be psychotic or behaviourally disturbed. The reasons for these differences are discussed in detail. Carers and clients were generally satisfied with services, though professionals were less satisfied. There is a need for joint planning and commissioning of day care to provide maximum flexibility and co-ordination of services.
Caring for the carers of people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- MUSEE Titus, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 92(25), 1996, pp.42-44.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on an initiative where a ward manager has set up a forum where carers of relatives or friends with mental health problems can discuss and find solutions to their problems. In 1994, relatives and carers were invited to join the special hospital based group. The ward manager was present in a facilitative role, but a 'bottom-up' approach focused on the needs and wishes of the participants. The author stresses the importance of respecting participant's views, and communicating complaints to the relevant hospital departments.
A comparison of cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at day hospitals and day centres in Aberdeen
- Authors:
- WARRINGTON Jill, EAGLES John M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(3), March 1996, pp.251-256.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Day care services for the mentally ill in Aberdeen are described. Cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at local day hospitals are compared with their counterparts at day centres. The similarities between the two groups are more striking than the differences. Day hospitals appeared to be no more efficacious than day centres in relieving stress and psychiatric morbidity among carers. Indeed, carers of day hospital attenders were more likely to be depressed. There appear to be significant sources of selection bias in determining which elderly subjects attend which type of day care. It is suggested that current service provision in the UK lacks coherence and rationality and that randomised prospective trials are required to determine appropriate organisation of day care services.
Inquiry into inquiries
- Author:
- DAVIES Rhys
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 75, June 1995, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at whether any of the numerous inquiries into mental health services have actually changed the delivery of services.
Opening new doors: an evaluation of community care for people discharged from psychiatric and mental handicap hospitals
- Authors:
- DONNELLY Michael, et al
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 437p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Study evaluating community care services for people with learning difficulties or mental health problems discharged from long-stay hospitals in Northern Ireland. Looks at implementation and the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation process and evaluates the arrangements in terms of their impact on the quality of life of the users.