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Nobody's business
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.3.94, 1994, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that police and doctors failed to use existing powers in their dealings with Jonathan Zito, who was murdered by Christopher Clunis.
New beginnings: towards patient and public involvement in primary health care
- Editors:
- GILLAM Stephen, BROOKS Fiona
- Publisher:
- Kings Fund
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 168p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the issues related to public and patient involvement in primary care. Begins by describing the theoretical and policy contexts that are shaping user involvement currently; why user involvement is regarded as important; and its role in primary care at organisation level and in the individual consultation. Moves on to consider a range of case studies of involvement of different types of user, including women, members of ethnic minorities, older people and people with mental health problems. Concludes with an overview of the challenges remaining and suggestions for future development.
Primary care mental health
- Author:
- COHEN Alan
- Publisher:
- Emap Public Sector Management
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 22p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the provision of mental health services in primary care and the challenges posed by the national service framework and the proposed reform of the Mental Health Act. Describes the staff working in primary care, their skills and training; the incidence of mental health problems among their patients; and the role of Primary Care Groups in commissioning mental health services.
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.
Some issues in the use of section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Author:
- THOMPSON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 8(4), 1996, pp.33-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper discusses the legal requirements pertaining to section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983. It outlines the key points of that section of the Act, and illustrates some technical and professional issues which have arisen in its application. Use is made of case material, and reference is made to some of the professional and ethical issues involved in approved social work in this area.
The primary care of schizophrenia: a conference organised by Research and Development for Psychiatry and the Department of Health and chaired by the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Editors:
- JENKINS Rachel, FIELD Vida, YOUNG Robyn
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 112p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes papers on: the experience of schizophrenia from a carer's point of view; mental health policy; treatment; management of schizophrenia in the community; detection and intervention; issues for general practice; the role of family health services in assessing need and distributing resources; and the shift to community mental health care and its impact on general practitioners.
Old people's health and experiences of the caring services: accounts from rural communities in North Wales
- Author:
- WENGER G. Clare
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 117p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Liverpool
Reports on a survey of health and attitudes to health, contact with and attitudes to health services, the social services, social security and related agencies, and implications for social policy.