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Mental health bulletin: annual report from MHMDS returns England 2011-12: initial national figures
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The statistics and analysis set out in this annual report from the Mental Health Minimum Dataset relate to data on NHS funded specialist mental health services for adults for the financial year 2011/12. The report presents national analysis (a second publication, due for publication in spring 2013, will include organisation level analysis). It covers people using services (including hospital and community care, age and gender, legal status of people who spent time in hospital, complexity of care, and analysis by ethnic group) and service activity (including contact with health care professionals and day care attendances, and inpatient activity). A special feature in the report uses a linked data set to compare mortality rates of those in contact with mental health services with the general population and provides information about cause of death. The report includes information about the new version of the Mental Health Minimum Dataset and changes to data sources and processing.
Getting the right result
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
CMG and Pure Innovations is a national non-for-profit employment scheme that helps people with learning disabilities and mental health needs to get into work. This article describes how the scheme worked with and supported one of their clients, who had mild learning disabilities and mental health needs, so he was able to secure a permanent job.
Not as safe as houses
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2011, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Looks at how cuts to the Supporting People grant are impacting on service users in supported accommodation and leaving them facing an uncertain future.
This time, it's personal
- Author:
- TEMPLETON Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Briefly reports on a study which investigated the positive effect personal budgets were having on service users with mental health problems. The study from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) looked at the experiences of five study sites where new clients were being offered personal budgets. The article highlights factors that helped service users in their choices, including contact with a worker who knows their circumstances and better quality information on the personal budget options available. Views from service users are also presented.
Getting heard
- Author:
- LETTS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2011, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A recent report by the Care Quality Commission and the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council examines the views of patients appearing before mental health tribunals in England. This article summarises some of the key findings.
Inside edge
- Author:
- ANDREWS Crispin
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Play sport can improve service users' mental health. This article reports on an initiative by Slough NHS Trust to set up a cricket group for mental health service users.
Sail away
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, December 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author explains how sailing can help improve service users' mental health. Two initiatives that use sailing to improve mental health are also briefly described. The youth organisation Fairbridge uses sailing to help with the personal development of inner city youth. Sea Sanctuary in Falmouth, Cornwall takes NHS-referred mental health service users on a large yacht for the day.
What are the barriers and support systems for service user-led research? Implications for practice
- Authors:
- SMITH Lyndsey, BAILEY Di
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 5(1), March 2010, pp.35-44.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
While the involvement of service users in mental health research has increased, a review of the literature suggests that this does not necessarily coincide with service users having a ‘louder voice’ or greater control over service delivery. The purpose of this investigative study was to explore the barriers and support systems for service user-led research within a local NHS trust. The study focused on an original research project that set out to be service user-led by designing and piloting an evaluation tool to measure satisfaction with care planning across the trust. The paper describes a qualitative methodology that captured stakeholders’ experiences of why the original project did not reach its intended conclusion. Interviews were conducted with a range of professionals and service users, alongside participant observations of steering group meetings. Data was analysed using a grounded theory approach that led to the identification of key lessons for those intending to involve service users in research in the future. The findings suggest that there are many support systems that can assist service user-led research, but there are still too many barriers to implementing it effectively; in particular, processes surrounding ethical approval and the stigma attributed to such research by some professional staff. The lessons learned are presented to assist in the education and training of mental health service user researchers or professionals who are conducting research collaboratively with service user colleagues.
Swings and roundabouts
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2008, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author discusses how the new statutory right to advocacy in England under the new Mental Health Act could prove a mixed blessing. In Scotland, anyone with a mental disorder has a statutory right to advocacy, in England and Wales, however, the right to advocacy is confined only to patients under section.
'I walk with my head up'
- Author:
- STANISTREET Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 19(3), November 2007, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
Hackney Community College's Mental Health Education Project is celebrating a decade of support for students with mental health problems. This article look at what the college has being doing to support mental health service users.