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Creating a new, individualised service
- Authors:
- OYEBODE Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 4(5), September 1996, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Many changes have taken place in mental health services for older adults in South Birmingham which has provided the opportunity for service providers to rethink and revitalise their approach to continuing care. This paper describes Personal Care Planning, a care approach for those with dementia which draws together past and present information about each person, enabling staff with family carers to devise appropriate and highly individualised care.
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.
Involving people who have dementia in the evaluation of services: a review
- Authors:
- CHESTON Rik, BENDER Mike, BYATT Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), October 2000, pp.471-479.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Government policy and good practice dictate that health and other care services should routinely involve service users in the evaluation of the services that they receive. While the carers of people with dementia have been involved in this process relatively often, it has been much rarer for people with dementia themselves to be involved. This article reviews five methods of gathering the experiences of people with dementia as those experiences relate to the services that they receive: questionnaires and structured interviews; semi-structured interviews; observation; advocacy; and focus groups. A number of ethical issues are highlighted including: consent; the capacity to make decisions; confidentiality and empowerment.
The role of carers in evaluating mental health services for older people
- Authors:
- DENING Tom, LAWTON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(12), December 1998, pp.863-870.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article uses published literature and local service experience to examine the contributions that carers can make to the development and evaluation of specialist mental health services for the elderly. There is considerable scope for involving carers in the development and evaluation of services, though there are also some potential concerns, not least that carers and users may have different perspectives. These issues are discussed, along with possible future developments, such as the needs for a standardised assessment of carer satisfaction.
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.
Together for Mental Health delivery plan: 2016-19: consultation document
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 31
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A consultation on the delivery plan of the Welsh Government’s strategy to improve mental health and well-being, for the period 2016-19. The strategy consists of five chapters and is underpinned by 18 outcomes which are set out in this document. Strategy outcomes and delivery plan priority areas have been mapped against the goals of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015). The priority areas identified in the delivery plan are: all children have the best possible start in life, enabled by giving parents / care-givers the support they need; all children and young people are more resilient and better able to tackle poor mental well-being when it occurs; children and young people experiencing mental health problems get better sooner; people at working age are more resilient and better able to tackle poor mental well-being when it occurs; people with mental health problems, their families and carers are treated with dignity and respect; services meet the needs of the diverse population of Wales; people with a mental health problem have access to appropriate, evidence based and timely services; people of all ages experience sustained improvement to their mental health and well-being through access to positive life chances; Wales is a ‘Dementia Friendly Nation’; the quality of life for older people is improved, particularly through addressing loneliness and isolation. The consultation closes on 4 April 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Time to design upwards in mental health services for older people
- Author:
- GOSS Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(3), March 2001, pp.18-22.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Four main areas of working need improvement if services for older people with mental health needs are to match the aspirations of the National Service Framework for Older People and the NHS plan. Describes what needs to be done and says that in the future we should be designing services from the recipient upwards.
Gazing into the oracle: the Delphi method and its application to social policy and public health
- Editors:
- ADLER Michael, ZIGLIO Erio
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 263p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part 1 deals with: the Delphi method and its contribution to decision-making; theoretical, methodological and practical issues arising out of the Delphi method, and computer-based Delphi processes. Part 2 looks at applications and has chapters on: ethical, legal and social implications of advances in biochemical and behavioural research and technology; uses of the Delphi method in mental heath services; Delphi techniques and the planning of social services for older people; alternative approaches to the computerisation of social security - reflections on a Delphi exercises; the use of the Delphi method in forecasting accidents in the year 200; and Delphi estimates on clients perceptions of family planning services.
Improving the care of elderly people with mental health problems: clinical audit project examples
- Authors:
- STEEL Kirsty Maclean, PALMER Claire
- Publisher:
- Gaskell
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains a selection of clinical audit projects within old age mental health services, all of which have been carried out in practice, with some still in progress. The projects are divided into topics: referrals; assessment; care plans; medication; clinical care; depression, deliberate self harm and suicide; organisational and management processes; and discharge.