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How do we get from here to there?
- Author:
- TAYLOR Ben
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 12(1), February 2008, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Modernising and restructuring of mental health day services presents a huge challenge to trusts and commissioners. This article is based on the findings of a recent day services review undertaken by the National Social Inclusion Programme (NSIP), which focuses on some of the issues commonly arising in the restructuring process, and approaches to addressing them. One of the key factors identified was the involvement of current and potential service users. The article also includes examples from East Surrey and Brighton and Hove of how they approached restructuring their services.
Innovation without change: consumer power in psychiatric services
- Author:
- BRANDON David
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Traces the history of mental illness services to the present day. Argues that the only way to improve these is to listen to the users, and to give them a say in the planning and running of services.
Recovery-oriented professionals: helping relationships in mental health services
- Authors:
- BORG Marit, KRITIANSEN Kristiansen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 13(5), October 2004, pp.493-505.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Traditionally mental health services have been based on the view that health professionals effect changes within a person with psychiatric problems via a range of treatment methods. Service users have had little opportunity to speak for themselves about their view of professional help or about what supports their recovery process. Qualitative study based on interviews with 15 service users with lived experience of severe mental illness. Certain common factors about helpful relationships were identified. Service users valued professionals who conveyed hope, shared power, were available when needed, were open regarding the diversity in what helps, and were willing to stretch the boundaries of what is considered the "professional" role. Recovery-oriented professionals were those who had the courage to deal with the complexities and the individuality of the change process, and were able to use their professional skills and expertise in a collaborative partnership with the service user. A recovery-orientation in professionals also involves the willingness and ability to shape services to the needs and preferences of each individual service user.
Future imperfect?
- Author:
- PRIOR Cliff
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.2.98, 1998, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at where mental health services will be in five years time and what ideals they should strive towards. Reviews recent developments and the shape future services might take.
Counting for something in mental health services: effective user feedback
- Editors:
- LEIPER Rob, FIELD Vida
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 160p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Presents several different approaches to involving consumers in mental health services, with the intention of generating dialogue and debate about the place of 'consumer feedback' and about the values and limitations of the various approaches. Includes papers on: obtaining customer views using the CASPE patient satisfaction system; user input into total quality management; consumers and the QUARTZ system; the Inside Quality Assurance programme; power, change and mediation issues in quality assurance; the role of pressure groups in creating change; training mental health providers; promoting user feedback; and user feedback and organisational change.
Collaboration for change: partnership between service users, planners and managers of mental health services
- Author:
- SMITH Helen
- Publisher:
- Kings Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Treated as people: an overview of mental health services from a social care perspective 2002-2004
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Key messages from the report include the following. The use of Direct Payments in supporting the independence of mental health service users and their carers is very under-developed. Numbers receiving such payments have increased, but slowly and from a very low base. Organisational change is a necessary part of the reform of mental health services. But it can easily dominate activity and dilute good services. It requires clear focus and leadership, and attention to human resources, from management capacity to the caseloads of individual team members. Reports from the local teams (LITs) implementing the National Service Framework (NSF) for mental health include much encouraging news, and indications of progress in many areas. Some good work is reported in relation to work with carers: less, in relation to culturally appropriate services for black and ethnic minority service users. From inspections there is evidence of many good, individual services promoting and supporting the social care of service users. But the coordination which would make these initiatives work together as a coherent strategy against social exclusion is often lacking. At the same time, individual, often good services targeting the employment or accommodation of service users are currently inadequate to meet demand. Meeting these needs should be a priority for councils and their partners.
Treated as people: an overview of mental health services from a social care perspective, 2002-04
- Author:
- ROBBINS Diana
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Key messages from the report include the following. The use of Direct Payments in supporting the independence of mental health service users and their carers is very under-developed. Numbers receiving such payments have increased, but slowly and from a very low base. Organisational change is a necessary part of the reform of mental health services. But it can easily dominate activity and dilute good services. It requires clear focus and leadership, and attention to human resources, from management capacity to the caseloads of individual team members. Reports from the local teams (LITs) implementing the National Service Framework (NSF) for mental health include much encouraging news, and indications of progress in many areas. Some good work is reported in relation to work with carers: less, in relation to culturally appropriate services for black and ethnic minority service users. From inspections there is evidence of many good, individual services promoting and supporting the social care of service users. But the coordination which would make these initiatives work together as a coherent strategy against social exclusion is often lacking. At the same time, individual, often good services targeting the employment or accommodation of service users are currently inadequate to meet demand. Meeting these needs should be a priority for councils and their partners.