A study has shown that people with severe mental health problems are capable of being involved in planning their care. The authors suggest new ways of finding out what service users think.
A study has shown that people with severe mental health problems are capable of being involved in planning their care. The authors suggest new ways of finding out what service users think.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, planning, service users, severe learning disabilities, user views, care management;
Explains how interviews with mental health services clients conducted by other service users made a major contribution to monitoring the care programme approach in one health authority.
Explains how interviews with mental health services clients conducted by other service users made a major contribution to monitoring the care programme approach in one health authority.
Subject terms:
interviewing, interviews, mental health problems, mental health services, performance management, quality assurance, service users, user participation, user views, care programme approach;
Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Discusses a monitoring project involving service users in frontline research which is providing information for improving the effectiveness of the Care Programme Approach and care management in one London health authority. The authors believe that the project could provide a useful model for other areas.
Discusses a monitoring project involving service users in frontline research which is providing information for improving the effectiveness of the Care Programme Approach and care management in one London health authority. The authors believe that the project could provide a useful model for other areas.
Subject terms:
information management, information technology, mental health problems, models, monitoring, service users, social care provision, care management, care programme approach, evaluation;
ROBERTSON David, SATHYAMOORTHY Ganesh, FORD Richard
Journal article citation:
Community Care, 11.3.99, 1999, pp.24-25.
Publisher:
Reed Business Information
The authors say that in order to help black mental health service users, professionals must understand their culture.
The authors say that in order to help black mental health service users, professionals must understand their culture.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, multicultural approach, needs, older people, religions, service users, social care provision, staff, training, black and minority ethnic people, communication, cultural identity;