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Information, consultation or control: User involvement in mental health services in England at the turn of the century
- Authors:
- PECK Edward, GULLIVER Pauline, TOWEL David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 11(4), August 2002, pp.441-451.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
A wide variety of forms of user involvement in mental health services - ranging from information through consultation to control - have arisen in England over the past 10 years. The evaluation of the creation of a joint commissioning board and a combined mental health and social care NHS Trust offered the opportunity to assess the nature and development of service user involvement in a specific English locality over a 30-month period. Data were collected using interviews with service users, senior managers and members of the joint commissioning board, a mail administered survey for staff members, and focus groups with service users, carers and staff members. Although user consultation around management and planning of services appeared to increase as a consequence of the changes, there was only one example of user control in the system, and the level of service user involvement with their own care seemed dependent on individual staff members.
Beyond the CMHT: moving mental health services forward in East Yorkshire
- Authors:
- ATKIN Mike, HOSTICK Chris, PECK Edward
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care Management and Planning, 4(2), February 1996, pp.51-57.
- Publisher:
- Pavillion
Recently commentators and clinicians have been challenging the robustness of the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) model. Managers have also become increasingly sceptical about the utility of the traditional, generic CMHT which attempts to combine assessment, care planning and review with service delivery, such as crisis response, assertive outreach, continuing care and primary care liaison and counselling. This case study presents the process of outcome of a strategic review of mental health services in East Yorkshire which may look beyond the CMHT as the preferred way forward.