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Making a real difference
- Author:
- NEWBIGGING Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2005, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE) was established in 2002, and from the beginning had a commitment to put people who use services at the centre of their work, and involve service users and carers in the planning and delivery of work. In 2004 the NIMHE executive team conduced a review of service users and carer involvement at all levels within NIMHE, with the aim of identifying what action was needed to develop a more co-ordinated and strategic approach. This article provides a brief overview of the review, its key findings and recommendations.
Direct payments and mental health: new directions
- Authors:
- NEWBIGGING Karen, LOWE Janice
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
A review of how take-up of direct payments by people experiencing mental health problems can be increased. Direct payments were introduced in 1997 as a means of increasing the choice and control people have over the care they receive. However, take-up by people experiencing mental health problems has been slow. This project aimed to engage with service users and professionals to raise awareness about direct payments and their potential and to identify positive action to address the barriers to take-up. It also describes the process used to engage with stakeholders, including a national conference and recruiting service users from black and minority ethnic communities to facilitate focus groups. Successful implementation of direct payments in mental health evidently relies on proactive managers who are clear about the task, knowledgeable and committed practitioners, and informed service users and carers who are interested in exploring the options of direct payments. The report identifies action for these thre groups as well as for national policy-making.