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Could this be you: evaluating quality and standards of care in the inpatient psychiatric setting
- Author:
- WARNER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(3), November 2000, pp.89-92.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
NHS mental health services are under considerable pressure to meet exacting quality standards in the provision of services. The physical conditions of wards, staffing levels and training, treatment programmes and polices, and the design of the unit itself are all known to be important factors in the therapeutic care environment. Outlines a template services can use to evaluate their inpatient psychiatric units against national standards and known best practice.
Homing in on need
- Authors:
- WARNER Lesley, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.7.98, 1998, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes a report from a survey of housing and support for people with mental health problems that reveals that good service provision is sometimes not enough.
Home from home: a guide to good practice in the provision of housing and support for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- WARNER Lesley, et al
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 109p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Good practice guide aimed at managers in supported housing provision for people with mental health problems. Contains chapters on: the role of supported housing; residents' rights; staff selection; management, supervision and training; the role of volunteers; selection criteria for residents; assessment of residents needs; individual care plans; support; quality standards; involvement of residents; complaints; risk assessment and management; monitoring and evaluation; standards for the physical environment; and tenure.