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Counting the cost: the economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- NORTHERN IRELAND ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health,|Sainsbury Centre for Mental Heal
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland amounted to nearly £3 billion in 2002/3 - more than the total spend on health and social care for all health conditions. The paper presents an estimate of the economic and social costs of mental illness in Northern Ireland, which is described and evaluated under three broad headings:costs of health and social care covering such costs as the services provided by the NHS for people experiencing mental health problems and also the costs of informal care given by family and friends; costs of output losses in the economy which result from the negative impact of mental illness on an individual’s ability to work; and human costs corresponding to the adverse effects of mental illness on the health related quality of life.
Developing a social prescribing approach for Bristol
- Author:
- KIMBERLEE Richard H.
- Publisher:
- University of the West of England
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 46
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Drawing on a literature review and interviews and focus groups with GPS, practitioners and service users, this report looks at different models of social prescribing, their effectiveness, and assesses cost effectiveness of different models. It outlines three different models of social prescribing to help to describe the types of social prescribing practice provided across the city of Bristol: light, medium and holistic. It briefly outlines local examples of each. All of the Holistic projects identified have emerged from organic partnerships that have independently developed between GPs and their local third sector partners to address perceived well-being needs that they both identify. All GPs interviewed for the project felt that their SP Holistic projects are made a real impact on the patients they refer. Data from one social prescribing holistic project suggests that three months after a beneficiary’s induction on the project beneficiaries show statistically significant improvement in measures for mental health, well-being and social isolation. Analysis of GP contact times also suggest that for 6 in 10 SP Holistic beneficiaries there is a reduction in their GP attendance rates in the 12 months post intervention. The report found it was difficult to make cost comparisons across SP projects, due to differences in the numbers and types of staff recruited, different fixed costs. The report also makes suggestions around future commissioning of social prescribing. (Edited publisher abstract)
International outcome measures in mental health: quality of life, needs, service satisfaction, costs and impact on carers
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT Graham, et al
- Publisher:
- Gaskell
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 172p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book contains five practical scales for assessing the outcomes of mental healthcare. They are the European versions of: Camberwell Assessment of Need (for unmet and met needs); Client Socio-demographic and Service Receipt Inventory (for service costs); Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (for impact of care on family members); Lancashire Quality of Life Profile (for quality of life); Verona Service Satisfaction Scale (for service satisfaction). Each scale has been standardised (in Danish, Dutch, English, Italian and Spanish), and has been shown to be reliable and valid in all these European languages.The book contains full details of the development of these scales, manuals for their use, the scales themselves and instructions on how to use the results. These new measures will be invaluable to all those in research, evaluation, audit and management who have an interest in evidence-based policy and practice in mental healthcare.
The economic and social costs of mental illness
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The cost of mental illness in England adds up to £77.4 billion, twice as high as was previously estimated, when quality of life is considered alongside the costs of care and lost work. The figures are:: £12.5 billion for care provided by the NHS, local authorities, privately funded services, family and friends; £23.1 billion in lost output in the economy caused by people being unable to work (paid and unpaid); £41.8 billion in the human costs of reduced quality of life, and loss of life, amongst those experiencing a mental health problem. The costs of mental illness to businesses and to individuals dwarf the sums of money used in treating mental health problems. Some 39 per cent of working age adults with a mental health problem, for example, have no job. That represents a loss to the economy of £9.4 billion: more than the £6.5 billion the NHS spent on mental health services last year. Many of the costs of mental illness are hidden. For example, most people with mental health problems are looked after by relatives and friends on an unpaid basis. The value of this care is estimated at £3.9 billion.