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Direct Payments for those using mental health services
- Author:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE FOR ADULTS
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This evidence cluster details 1) what is known about take up of Direct Payments amongst mental health service users and 2) the key factors for successful implementation of Direct Payments for this group. The experiences of service users are reported throughout.
Direct payments in mental health: what are they being used for? 2
- Author:
- CARE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A selection of examples showing the ways in which direct payments can or are being used in place of mental health services in a number of local authorities. The examples have been drawn from reports, studies and those working with the direct payments element of the National Social Inclusion Programme.
Obstacles and dilemmas in the delivery of direct payments to service users with poor mental health
- Author:
- TAYLOR Nichola S.D.
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 20(1), March 2008, pp.43-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In 2003 the English labour government placed a mandatory responsibility on local authorities to offer direct payments to all eligible people and are continuing to actively promote this service option. This paper explores some of the key reasons why the take-up of direct payments for mental health service users has been particularly slow compared to other user groups. The main themes of this article have been drawn from a large, detailed review of literature and research published between 2000 and 2006 and will provide practitioners and students with an overview of the key current implementation issues concerning direct payments in mental health services. Several major obstacles and dilemmas have contributed to low uptake including the legislation itself as well as local authority guidance. This paper discusses the documented confusion surrounding eligibility for mental health service users as well as the detrimental impact of fluctuating needs set in the context of a dual service provision of health and social care. Differing models of disability are discussed in addition to the fundamental process of recovery. The evidenced reluctance of practitioners and care co-ordinators to offer this service provision to mental health service users is considered, particularly their desire for power and aversion to risk taking. This paper concludes many social workers in mental health teams need to reappraise their current attitudes and practices to enable direct payments to become a viable and attractive service option.
In the driving seat
- Author:
- THORP Samantha
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 10.8.04, 2004, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at reasons for the reluctance of some practitioners to discuss using direct payments with their clients. Also highlights work in Essex, who has been successful in implementing direct payments.
Payments reform stalls
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.9.00, 2000, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
After a slow start the take-up of direct payments among disabled people is increasing. However, it is a different story among mental health service users.
Direct payments for self-directed care: draft policy and practice guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive Health Department Adult Support and Protection Unit
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Health Department
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Draft guidance on direct payments is presented for consultation. It is split into three parts. Part 1 is an introduction to direct payments for anyone who is thinking this could be the right approach for the. Part 2 describes how to set up simple and effective direct payments schemes, and is principally directed at local authority staff. Part 3 goes into greater depth about how direct payments apply to some groups, for example disabled children and mental health service users.
Direct payments in mental health: a research report
- Authors:
- MAGLAJILIC Reima Ana, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Breakthrough, 2(3), 1998, pp.33-43.
Reports on the Direct Payments Act 1996 and what it means for many users and professionals who have been lobbying for direct payments to become a legal option for people who want to have more control over their lives.
Individualised funding, social inclusion and the politics of mental health
- Author:
- SPANDLER Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy, 7(1), Spring 2007, pp.18-27.
This article explores how the changing nature of welfare provision can open up, or close down, opportunities for people to organise their own lives and develop their own communities. In particular, it focuses on the rise of individualised funding or direct payments, where individuals can receive money, instead of services, in order to plan, purchase and direct their own support arrangements.
Direct payments in England: factors linked to variations in local provision
- Authors:
- FERNANDEZ Jose-Luis, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 36(1), January 2007, pp.97-121.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Direct payments have moved to the heart of the government's drive for increased user choice. At the same time, implementation has remained disappointing. This article explores the demand, supply and related factors associated with patterns of local variability in uptake and intensity of care package provision. Statistical analyses are conducted for key client groups – people with physical disabilities, older people, people with learning disabilities and people who use mental health services – using data for England from 2000–01 to 2002–03. The results suggest that direct payments variability reflects a complex array of factors, both within and beyond the control of local public actors. In particular, while local policy preferences appear to shape the extent of direct payments growth, the results also demonstrate that understanding levels of activity requires attention to local circumstances.
Direct dollars
- Author:
- ALAKESON Vidhya
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2007, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
In the United States, some states have introduced pilot programmes in 'self-directed care' through their public mental health system. With an individual budget, participants are able to create a package of services that is personal to their needs. This article looks at how self-directed care has transformed users' lives. The article then goes on to argue that direct payments and individual budgets in the UK should also be extended into the NHS. Currently direct payments and individual budgets in the UK are of limited relevance to people with mental health conditions as they can only be used to pay for social care services - and most people with mental health conditions get their care from the NHS.