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Feathers in the city of steel: a co-operative project in a comprehensive mental health system
- Authors:
- COONEY Paddy, MALCOLM Katy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 2(2), June 1997, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Describes the approach of the Community Health Sheffield NHS Trust in identifying the components of a comprehensive adult mental health service, the role of a co-operative approach as one component and the attractions of the Feathers model as the provider of that component.
Specific grant to local authorities in 1997/98 for the development of social care services for people with a mental illness
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance replacing HSG(96)7 issued on 27 February 1996. Parallel guidance for local authorities is in LAC(97)7.
Supplementary credit approvals to local authorities in 1997/98 for the development of social care services for people with a mental illness
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance replacing HSG(96)6. Parallel guidance for local authorities is in LAC(97)10.
The development of a new minimum data set for specialist mental health
- Authors:
- GLOVER Gyles, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 29(2), 1997, pp.48-51.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
In the last decade specialist mental health services have changed considerably, with increasing use of community-based care, often with multi-agency involvement. However, the collection of routine statistical information has altered little. Describes the initial development of a new minimum data set (MDS) which was developed from records of care reviews, a central element of the Care Programme Approach. Where these records formed part of a computerised clinical system, staff reported positive improvements in the flow of patient care information, and obtaining data for the MDS posed few problems. Issues encountered by pilot sites are set out, and implications for further work discussed.
Spreading the load
- Author:
- BUTTERWORTH Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 10.12.97, 1997, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explores the hurdles facing nurses with mental health problems on the path to recovery.
The mental health residential care study: the costs of provision
- Authors:
- CHISHOLM Daniel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(1), February 1997, pp.85-99.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This article sets out the methods used to undertake the costing of mental health residential care and describes the accommodation and non-accommodation costs of facilities covered by the survey and the people resident within them. The costs of accommodation tended to be lowest in the private sector, followed by the voluntary sector. The highest accommodation costs were observed for NHS facilities. This is in contrast to non-accommodation costs, which are lowest for residents in specialised hospital settings and highest for those in community settings with lower levels of on-site support, such as group homes. Comments that these cost differences between alternative settings and sectors may reflect different resident, facility and area characteristics, an hypothesis which is under further investigation.
Right approach
- Author:
- KEYS Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 25.9.97, 1997, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
A care programme approach can be the cause of bed-blocking in acute psychiatric wards. This article explains how one trust has revised its policy to avoid delays in discharge.
Changing of the old guard
- Authors:
- ALLEN Cris, RODRIGUES Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 3.7.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Recent government policy requires community mental health nurses to concentrate on people with severe and enduring illness. This means considerable changes for nurses previously encouraged to build up relationships with GP practices and work with a range of clients. The authors recount how their trust set about reorganising the service.
Unit costs of community care 1997
- Authors:
- NETTEN Ann, DENNETT Jane, comps
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 128p.,tables.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Fifth volume in a series of reports aiming to improve unit cost estimates for community care over a period of time, drawing on material as it becomes available. Includes sections on services for: older people; people with mental health problems; people with learning difficulties; children and their families; and people with HIV/AIDS. Also contains chapters on: generic services; and hospital services.