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Editorial: psychiatric services for elderly people: evaluating system performance
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(4), 1994, pp.259-272.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Aims to clarify some of the concepts and terminology of health system evaluation; to draw on published literature to exemplify these concepts; and to discuss some of the implications of routinely evaluating a system rather than scientifically evaluating particular interventions or programmes. Concludes by arguing that the evaluation of psychiatric services for elderly persons is best achieved by the construction of relatively simple models from an array of complex knowledge.
MERIT still in the pioneering role
- Authors:
- DAY Tony, LOMAS Dr Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 1(2), December 1994, pp.29-30.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
A pioneering multi-disciplinary team formed to help elderly people with mental health problems and their carers is now facing the challenge of fitting into a authority-wide commissioning and care management. The successes and failures of the Middleton Elderly Resource and Intervention Team (MERIT) are described.
Carer participation in South Glamorgan's elderly mentally ill service planning
- Author:
- FURNISH Sally
- Journal article citation:
- CCUFLink, 5, July 1994, pp.13-14.
Describes the success of sector based planning groups and local forums in involving carers in planning services.
Community care and older people
- Authors:
- SCURFIELD Maria, HAMILTON Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Impact, 7, June 1994, p.14.
During 1993 the Northern Regional Health Authority commissioned research on the views and needs of service users and cares for mental health services on Wearside. Outlines some of the findings.
Women, the system and mental health
- Editors:
- FAWCETT Barbara, FEATHERSTONE Brid, TOFT Christine
- Publisher:
- University of Bradford. Department of Applied Social Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 52p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bradford
Contains papers on: women and forensic psychiatry; adoption and loss and the experience of relinquishing a baby for adoption; women and dementia care in the community; women and child sexual abuse; good practices for mental health for Eastern European women in the UK; and power and difference - perspectives for practice.