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No health without mental health: implementation framework
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In February 2011 the Government published No Health Without Mental Health, its cross-government, all-age strategy for mental health in England. This implementation framework sets out what organisations can do to make the 6 high-level objectives of the mental health strategy No Health without Mental Health a reality. The framework sets out what employers, schools, businesses, local authorities, housing organisations, voluntary groups and health and care organisations can do to promote good mental health, such as clinical commissioning groups appointing mental health leads, schools developing awareness programmes to help staff recognise pupils at risk, and employers supporting the mental health of their workforce. The framework also announces a new mental health dashboard, which will provide a picture of overall progress towards implementing the mental health strategy. The framework is in 4 parts: part 1 sets out what changes are needed to turn the strategy’s vision into reality; part 2 sets out how progress in implementing the strategy will be measured and reported; part 3 sets out what local organisations, both individually and collectively, can do to implement the strategy; and part 4 sets out how local action will be aided by Government and other national organisations.
Independent mental health advocacy: guidance for commissioners
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This commissioning guide has been prepared for the introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) services on 1 April 2009. Under provisions introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007, qualifying patients in England will have access to help from an IMHA. IMHAs are an important new safeguard that will help and support patients to understand and exercise their legal rights. This guidance is designed to support commissioners in preparing for this new statutory service by providing a reference document to the legal and practical issues to be considered when commissioning IMHA services. It outlines the statutory IMHA role, discusses good practice for IMHA services and outlines the commissioning process required to ensure high quality IMHA services are provided for qualifying patients. Equality issues are considered throughout the document.
Clustering booklet: for use in mental health payment by results evaluation work (July-Dec 2009)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 36p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet has been designed to help in the preparation for mental health Payment by Results. This clustering booklet contains the assessment tool (HoNOS PbR) and the 21 clusters developed by the Care Pathways and Packages Project. Service users will need to be assessed and 'assigned' to the relevant cluster. As peoples needs change overtime they will need to be re-assessed and re-clustered periodically. The clustering booklet is time-limited as work continues across the NHS to refine and validate both the assessment and the clusters.
The new Mental Health Act: a guide to the role of the mental health officer
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide explains the role of the mental health officer in relation to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The guide explains what mental health officers do and when the mental health officer will prepare a Social Circumstances Report (SCR). The guide also discusses how to ask for a different mental health officer.
Mental Health Act 1983: code of practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 457
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This code of practice provides guidance to mental health professionals and other practitioners on how they should carry out their duties under the Mental Health Act. As well as providing guidance for professionals, the revised code of practice also guides patients, their families and carers on their rights. Chapters are grouped into seven areas: Using the Act; Protecting patient's rights and autonomy; Assessment, transport and admission to hospital; Additional considerations for the needs of specific patients; Care, support and treatment in hospital; Leaving hospital; and additional information for professional with specific responsibilities under the Act. Subjects covered in individual chapters include: the nearest relative; independent mental health advocates; mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; detention in hospital; police community treatment orders; guardianship; after care; and care programme approach. The code of practice will come into force on 1 April 2015, depending on Parliamentary approval. (Edited publisher abstract)
No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages: supplementary note to the 'No health without mental health' impact assessment, to accompany publication of an implementation framework
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In February 2011 the Government published No Health Without Mental Health, its cross-government, all-age strategy for mental health in England. An Impact Assessment (IA) was published at the same time. The Implementation framework (the Framework) was published in 2012 in order to translate the strategy’s 6 high-level objectives into specific actions and interpret them for particular audiences. The Framework sets out potential actions that a range of local organisations can take to implement the strategy and to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people, while contributing to the broader efficiency agenda. The purpose of this supplementary note is to add to this evidence base where appropriate, in particular where an action featured in the framework has not been discussed in the IA. It describes why the publication of the Framework was needed. It also provides additional evidence on some actions featured in the Framework, have not been discussed in detail in the IA. These include: evidence-based mental health training for a wide range of professionals; involving people with mental health problems, their families and carers in commissioning and service design processes; measuring progress (the mental health dashboard); and reducing mental health stigma and tackling discrimination.
No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages: supporting document: the economic case for improving efficiency and quality in mental health
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document outlines the opportunities to make value for money savings in delivering mental health services using the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) approach. It also highlights the importance of promoting early intervention and prevention and how this can reduce costs by improving outcomes and increasing quality and productivity. Main sections cover: early identification and intervention of mental health problems; the promotion of positive mental health and prevention of mental disorder in childhood and adolescence; the promotion of positive mental health and prevention of mental disorder in adults; addressing the social determinants and consequences of mental health problems; and improving the quality and efficiency of current services. It supports the Government strategy 'No health without mental health: a cross-Government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages'.
Mental health policy implementation guide: dual diagnosis good practice guide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting someone with a mental health illness and substance misuse problems - alcohol and/or drugs - is one of the biggest challenges facing frontline mental health services. The complexity of issues makes diagnosis, care and treatment more difficult, with service users being at higher risk of relapse, readmission to hospital and suicide. One of the main difficulties is that there are a number of agencies involved in a person's care - mental health services and specialist rehabilitation services, organisations in the statutory and voluntary sector. As a result care can be fragmented and people can fall down the cracks. The guidance provides a framework within which staff can strengthen services so that they have the skills and organisation to tackle this demanding area of work. The authors key message is that substance misuse is already part of mainstream mental health services and this is the right place for skills and services to be. Mental health services must also work closely with specialist substance misuse services to ensure that care is well co-ordinated. The authors have also highlighted some existing examples of excellent services working well now. This guidance and the services mentioned, demonstrate the importance of effective leadership at a local level and rigorous training programmes to help staff maintain high standards of service delivery. Cites numerous references.
Mental health policy implementation guide: adult acute inpatient care provision
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Acute inpatient care is a core and integral component of the National Service Framework for Mental Health to which all the NSF standards are relevant. Improving adult acute inpatient care and its connections and integration with the other key elements of the whole system of care in its local context is a priority NSF implementation target. Acute inpatient care should already be a designated high priority by any definition prioritising the needs of people with serious mental illness. It is usually only when people are most seriously ill that they are admitted to an acute care ward. Inpatient provision is still the single element on which we spend the greatest proportion of the adult mental health budget and employ the greatest number of staff.
Mental health policy implementation guide: community mental health teams
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
When the mental health implementation guide was published in March 2002, it was declared: 'community mental health teams, in some places known as primary care liaison teams, will continue to be the mainstay of the system. CMHTs have an important role to play in supporting service users and families in community settings'. The emphasis in this document is on identifying the functions which CMHTs will need to perform.