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Fresh thinking
- Authors:
- GREEN Martin, AGGETT Percy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.12.97, 1997, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how the care programme approach improved delivery of mental health services in London's City and Hackney area.
Zoning: a system for managing case work and targeting resources in community mental health teams
- Authors:
- RYRIE Iain, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(5), October 1997, pp.515-523.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This article presents the findings of a descriptive study into a system of 'zoning' employed by one community mental health team to enhance operational management and ensure the effective targeting of case management services. The findings indicate that 'zoning' promotes adherence to operational policies, provides a forum in which the staff can receive support from colleagues, and facilitates the sharing of clinical knowledge within and between disciplines. The necessary requirements for an effective 'zoning' system are also presented and its limitations explored. Concludes that 'zoning' is considered to be of value in promoting the delivery of a highly targeted and proactive community mental health service.
Risking our sanity
- Author:
- UNELL Ira
- Journal article citation:
- Druglink, 12(5), September 1997, pp.17-18.
- Publisher:
- Drugscope
- Place of publication:
- London
Mentally ill drug users are among the worst-serviced groups in the community, with both mental health and drug services often refusing to acknowledge their existence. This creates a huge scope for misdiagnosis. Argues that unless services can recognise and respond appropriately to all their clients, they effectively exclude them. A re-examination of the suitability of harm reduction tactics when dealing with mentally ill drug misusers is required.
ABC of mental health: community mental health services
- Authors:
- WHITE Karen, ROY David, HAMILTON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 21.6.97, 1997, pp.1817-1820.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Looks at the role of community mental health services in caring for people in the community.
The buck stops here
- Authors:
- GLEGHORN Maggie, BENNETT Andrea, TAYLOR Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.2.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties who also have mental health problems are being passed backwards and forwards. The authors explain an initiative which aims to improve service co-ordination.
A social services' perspective
- Author:
- BRAND Don
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 2(4), December 1997, pp.21-22.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The author comments on Barker and Peck's Framework Feature (pp.7-16) from a social services' perspective.
The difference day-care makes
- Authors:
- SMITH Carol, PRICE Patricia, ABRAHAM Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 24.12.97, 1997, pp.25-26.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes how psychiatric care in Warrington has been enhanced by a rapid response nurse-led day-care facility.
Intensive case management for people with serious mental illness - Site 2: cost-effectiveness
- Authors:
- FORD Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(2), April 1997, pp.191-199.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Evaluates the cost-effectiveness of intensive case management (ICM), compared with standard psychiatric services. Results found that in comparison with standard psychiatric services, ICM clients received more psychiatric out-patient, primary health, residential and social services care, in addition to high levels of input from case managers. The ICM group therefore cost nearly three times as much as the control group. ICM teams may be necessary to keep contact with some clients, but achieve very limited clinical or social outcome, at high cost. Concludes that the cost could be reduced by either adjusting team skill mix, varying intensity of contact with clients or by a corresponding reduction in the use of in-patient care.
Supervision and control: a community psychiatric nursing perspective
- Authors:
- GODIN Paul, SCANLON Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(1), February 1997, pp.75-84.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Community psychiatric nursing has long been seen as an integral part of community mental health care. However, recent changes to the way in which this care is organised and delivered, for example the introduction of the supervision register and supervised discharged, has resulted in changing work patterns for all mental health workers. This study reports on in-depth interviews with community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) about how they perceive their work in the light of supervision and other changes. The findings suggest that CPNs are concerned about not only the adverse effects of supervision upon their clients and relationships with them but also about the controlling effect supervision has upon them. The consequences of these findings are discussed in relation to possible implications for multi-disciplinary practice and inter-professional shared learning.
Home at last
- Authors:
- BOLES Marie, WOOD Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 13.2.97, 1997, p.34.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
An inner city mental health hostel was blighted by vandalism and its staff and clients intimidated. But as this article explains collaboration between health and social services and the local community helped it fight back.