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A suitable case for treatment?
- Author:
- GILLEN Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, February 2011, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Since the introduction of community treatment orders in November 2008, the amount of community treatment orders given out has far exceeded government expectations. This article looks at some of the reasons for this and also draws on Care Quality Commission research that suggests they are not necessarily having a positive effect on service users.
Survey of community mental health services 2011: full national results tables
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
National results of a survey which looked at the experiences of people receiving community mental health services during the time period July to September 2011. The survey involved 65 NHS Trusts in England and responses were received from over 17,000 services users (33% response rate). The survey included questions on care and treatment, contact with health and social care workers, medication, talking therapies, care coordinators, care plans and reviews, crisis care, and day to day living. Most people said that they were listened to carefully, treated with respect and dignity. The results also found that people needed to be more involved in some aspects of the provision of their care. Comparisons between 2011 and 2010 data are included where possible.
Do-it-yourself
- Author:
- FURSLAND Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.10.03, 2003, p.46.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a new guide which is helping mental health service users and survivors set up their own crisis services as alternatives to in-patient care.
Women's experience of forensic mental health services: implications for practice
- Authors:
- COOKE Kerry, BAILEY Di
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 6(4), 2011, pp.186-194.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A pilot study was undertaken to explore women's experiences of forensic mental health care and inform a potential larger scale research project. Participants were recruited from women service users of a forensic community mental health team. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 7 women who had experience of using secure services. Using content analysis, three broad themes were identified: women's experiences of different settings and treatments, relationships with staff, and the impact of placements and social contacts. The article discusses the findings, with examples from the interviews. It reports that despite their relatively disadvantaged position, the women were able to articulate what worked and offered clear suggestions for improving services.
Mental health day services in the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1995: an 'untidy set of services'
- Author:
- BRYANT Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(12), December 2011, pp.554-561.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This critical review of mental health day services in the United Kingdom from the 1940s was conducted to inform local responses to modernisation. A wide range of contemporary and retrospective published accounts was critically analysed. The findings indicate that since the first reported mental health day hospital opened in 1946, researchers and practitioners have described and evaluated the services. Service users have been encouraged to define their own goals and used a variety of approaches to achieve them. The importance of social contact, structured occupations and community links has been emphasised throughout. Locations and functions of day services have shifted in response to health and social care policies, yet have consistently engaged and been valued by service users. Criticisms have indicated issues of insufficient resources and too broad a remit, making services difficult to categorise and evaluate systematically. Tensions throughout have been concerned with the location of services and the scope for user involvement in service provision and evaluation. Recognising the origins of these tensions could enhance current approaches to modernisation. The article concludes that combining social and occupational perspectives would enhance understanding and indicate future directions for day services.
Supporting briefing note: community mental health survey 2011
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing note provides key findings from the 2011 survey of people who use community mental health services. The survey comprises a sample of service users aged 16 and over who had been in contact with NHS mental health services in the 3 month period from July 2010 to September 2010 and who were receiving specialist care or treatment for a mental health condition. Over 17,000 service users from 65 mental health trusts in England responded to the survey, a response rate of 33%. This publication summarises the survey findings with regards to: health and social care workers; medications; talking therapies; care coordinators; care plans; care reviews; crisis care; and day to day living. Where comparisons are possible, it highlights notable changes from the 2010 survey and identifies areas where further improvement is required. Overall, service users rated the care they received from mental health services in the last 12 months as: excellent 29%, very good 30%, good 20%, fair 13%, poor 5% and very poor 4%. The ‘very poor’ category showed a small yet statistically significant decrease of less than 1% compared with 2010.
Engaging users: the essence of the therapeutic community approach
- Authors:
- HYDE K., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Therapeutic Communities: the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 26(3), Autumn 2005, pp.261-272.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the clinical orientation of a community-based service provided to a large geographical region, developed by staff who had established Webb House, a residential therapeutic community replicating the Henderson approach. Responding to changes in commissioning arrangements, the service further developed its community-based approach reflecting recommended practice in 'No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion' published by NIMHE. It considers the developmental process through which a 'user' becomes a 'service user consultant' and their potential to intervene in a dyadic relationship to support engagement. The potential of user consultants is described. The development of a user-led professionally facilitated organisation that supports joint working of users with professionals and provides a forum for users supporting their continuing development is considered.
Social work and mental health: report on the SSAC workshop
- Editor:
- ZARB Gerry
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Social Security Advisory Committee
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Papers from a workshop on mental health and social security. Topics addressed include: the claimant perspective; local mental health projects; users perspectives and problems; the Benefits Agency perspective; the Benefits Agency perspective on the new Medical Incapacity Test; access and entitlement; and advocacy and appeals.
Principles underpinning development of community services in Lanarkshire
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Integrate News, 51, January 1995, pp.12-13.
Services for mental health service users are undergoing radical change. Reports on the principles which underpin services developed by Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health within Airdrie and Coatbridge.
Crisis? What crisis?
- Author:
- COBB Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 12.1.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that community-based crisis services for people with mental health problems are more effective than hospital based care.