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Reflections on leadership role as Fellow in Ageing and Mental Health with the National Institute of Mental Health England 2003-2006
- Author:
- BENBOW Susan M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 3(1), April 2007, pp.26-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The National Institute of Mental Health England (NIMHE) appointed a Fellow in Ageing and Mental Health to take on a national leadership role for a three-year period from 2003 to 2006. Starting from a position where the NIMHE website could only address older adult issues under social exclusion, a group of committed individuals in a range of organisations came together and a regional and national work programme in older people's mental health was developed. This article offers reflections on the issues raised during the Fellowship in respect of older people's mental health services and this Fellowship model of leadership.
Invisible and ill: three case reports of homelessness in older adults
- Authors:
- BENBOW Susan M., COHEN Paul R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(3), November 2006, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The authors describe three homeless older people who presented to an old age psychiatry service. Homeless older adults are likely to have untreated mental and physical health problems and to be invisible to services. It is argued that to detect and treat them, services need to be more flexible.
Failures in the system: our inability to learn from inquiries
- Author:
- BENBOW Susan M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 10(3), August 2008, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Rowan report was published in 2003, following an investigation into allegations of abuse on a ward providing long term care for older people with mental health problems. This paper examines what happened following publication of the Rowan report and the ensuring publicity. Some positive outcomes are identified but, putting these in context, it seems unlikely that they will prevent further incidents. The author suggests a multi-level approach if organisations are to prevent incidents or suspicions of abuse and argues that residential and nursing care is at least equally at risks. The fundamental problems lies in society's failure to prioritise and adequately resource the care of older people with dementia and other mental health problems.
Forget me not: mental health services for older people
- Authors:
- BENBOW Susan M., LENNON Sean P.
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(11), November 2000, pp.403-404.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The exclusion of services for older people from the Mental Health National Service Framework and the delays in publication of the National Service Framework for the elderly have caused many old age psychiatrists to be concerned. The recent Audit Commission report, entitled 'Forget Me Not: Mental Health Services for Older People', gives us much encouragement that the needs of older adults have not been forgotten.