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Securing better mental health for older adults
- Authors:
- PHILP Ian, APPLEBY Louis
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document marks the start of a new initiative and provides a vision for how all mainstream and specialist health and social care services should work together to secure better mental health services for older people.This is the first time that the mental health and older people's divisions have adopted such a strategic approach in order to influence change and improve services for older people with mental illness.
How POPP pilots are proving their worth
- Author:
- NORRIS Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Commissioning News, 10, December 2008, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- CJ Wellings Ltd
Camden is one of 29 Partnerships for Older People (POPP) pilot sites which have received government money to test out 245 projects to improve care of older people. This article looks at progress in Camden, the types of projects they are running under the 'Community Interventions for Older People with Mental Health Needs' and the early findings from the national evaluation.
Development of joint user/patient outcome measures for older adults with mental health problems
- Authors:
- WALTON David, FULLERTON Michael, PATEL Seraphim
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 12(4), 2011, pp.210-216.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea collaborated with older adults mental health teams in Kensington and Chelsea to pilot joint user outcome measures for older adults with mental health problems and their carers. This article explains the project to develop and test the user outcome form, which included consultation with the borough's Older Adults Service User Group. The questionnaire, issued to users at review, covered a range of issues to meet both health and social care outcome requirements. During the pilot survey of user self-reported outcome measures, 45 forms were issued to users at review and 30 responses were received. The article reports on the results, noting that users and carers reported high levels of satisfaction and positive outcomes, and that both users and staff indicated that they preferred user reported outcomes to activity or process-based performance measures. The authors discuss the implications for collaborative working.
Collaboration in social work practice
- Editor:
- WEINSTEIN Jenny
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 255p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors explore definitions of collaborative work, describe policy and research and give examples from their experiences of interprofessional practice. They emphasize the importance of building genuine partnerships between professionals, and with service users and carers in planning and providing care, service development and research. Good practice in collaborative working is described with different groups, including older people, people with mental health needs, children and families and people with learning disabilities. Exploring the ways in which shared values and collaborative working practices can be brought together for effective interprofessional provision of user-focused services, this informative book is a must-read for social workers and other professionals involved with social care and health services.
Intermediate care and mental health
- Authors:
- SULLIVAN Julia, TRINDER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 8(1), March 2004, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the 24-hour Elderly Mental Health intermediate care service set up in Portsmouth to provide intermediate care services for older people with mental health problems. The service gives people the choice to remain at home.
Assessing the mental health needs of older people
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This web-based resource provides an overview of information and current practice to all those involved in assessing the social care needs of older people with mental health needs. It is aimed primarily at practitioners undertaking assessments, in particular, those front-line staff who may be the first professional in contact with an older person or their family and friends. The Guide provides access to the information and skills that inform sound judgements in the support of service users and carers. Its coverage includes: messages from research; current policy and guidance; service users and carers; the social workers role in assessment; assessing need; black and minority ethnic older people; implications of the Mental Health Act 1983; and interagency working. Also incorporated in the contents are practice and service examples, useful further reading and links to additional information on the web and to full text of official guidance and standards. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 2).
Supporting people with alcohol and drug problems: making a difference
- Author:
- GALVANI Sarah
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 224p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This book addresses the challenges social workers face when working with people with alcohol and other drug problems. It addresses a perceived gap in social work education by providing a combination of research evidence, policy frameworks and practical hints and tips for good social work practice. The text is based around practice examples from both adults' and children's social care and combines knowledge with action as well as providing an introduction to the evidence base on assessment, intervention and partnership working with specialist substance use colleagues. The book is written for all those working in children's and adults' social work and social care settings who are working with people who use, or have problems with, alcohol or other drugs. Among the topics discussed are : theories, models and methods; multidisciplinary working; minority ethnic people; parental substance use; domestic abuse and substance use; older people's use; young people's use; people with mental ill health; and people with disabilities.
Looking ahead: future development of UK mental health services: recommendations from a Royal College of Psychiatrists' enquiry
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
In February and March 2010, the Royal College of Psychiatrists held hearings, hosted a one-day seminar and invited written submissions to gather the views of more than 50 contributors, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, commissioners, trust chief executives, academics, health economists, carers, and medical directors, on the future of UK mental health services. The enquiry considered the need for service redesign in mental healthcare. It aimed to identify areas for future service development that reflect the needs and aspirations of users of mental health services, those who care for them, and also the people who deliver those services. The recommendations provided in this report relate to the following areas: creating efficiencies and improving productivity through redesigned services and care pathways; consultant expertise at the beginning of the pathway; standardised outcomes; investing to save through the development of family mental healthcare; out-of-area treatments; mental health of older people; in-patient care; statutory and voluntary sector partnerships; housing; employment and mental health; substance misuse; relationship between physical and mental health; psychological therapies; and peer support.
The use of assessment scales in Old Age Psychiatry Services in England and Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- REILLY D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 8(3), May 2004, pp.249-255.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Implementation of the Single Assessment Process in the UK is designed to ensure that more standardized assessment procedures are in place across all areas and agencies, that practice improves and older people's needs are comprehensively assessed. This study provides a unique picture of the range and prevalence of standardized scales used within Old Age Psychiatry Services in England and Northern Ireland, reported by 73% of old age psychiatrists. Most services (64%) used three or more standardized assessment scales (range 1-12). Sixty-two separate instruments were identified. The six most used measures were the Mini Mental State Examination (95%), the Geriatric Depression Scale (52%) and the Clock Drawing (50%), the Clifton Assessment Procedures for the elderly (26%), the Barthel Index (18%) and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) 65 + (18%). A number of factors were associated with greater use of certain standardized assessment scales. Shared documentation, along with other indicators of integration between health and social care were associated with greater use of standardized scales. The provision of a memory clinic was associated with greater use of neuropsychiatric scales and lower levels of use of cognitive scales. These results provide key material for shaping the provision of psychiatric services for older people
The shape of future care for older people with mental health needs
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
A report from the charity Friends of the Elderly, warns that councils in the South East are unprepared for an increase in demand for mental health services for older people. The charity is saying that areas of serious need will be created which will ‘stretch current service provision to the limit and probably beyond’. The report recommends that statutory authorities work in a more integrated way with voluntary and independent providers.