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Purchasing power: getting the best for older people
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, November 2008, pp.26-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss some of the challenges facing commissioners who are purchasing mental health services for older people. They briefly highlight some of the main complexities which include: the complexity of older people's identities; the make up of workforces; the difficult nature of work with older people; and the multiple agencies involved in working with older people. It is argued that consistent application of a long-term strategy, which allows the accumulation of small changes across agencies and disciplines, is likely to be the key to success. It sets out the issues that need to be addressed, the pitfalls to avoid, and examines a series of objectives for commissioners.
The mental health of older people: taking a long view
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 16(5), October 2008, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article sets out some of the challenges facing commissioners of mental health services for older people, and uses recommendations from a recent inquiry to outline possible commissioning objectives.
National Dementia Strategy: a window of opportunity?: commentary on... National Dementia Strategy: innovation or reiteration?
- Author:
- ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatrist (The), 34(7), July 2010, pp.294-297.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This article is a commentary to the opinion piece by Hilton (in pages 292-294 of this journal issue). It states that Hilton makes very valid points about the National Dementia Strategy, and that many practitioners will sympathise with them. However, the National Dementia Strategy embodies a political commitment made by the government to an ageing society, and is the result of a long period of agitation and lobbying. It argues that the implementation of healthcare policies is frequently a long drawn out and messy process. There is no guarantee that its proposals will be implemented, given the vagaries of economies and the frailty of political will, but all of them could be. It concludes that the aim should be for gradual changes that produce qualitative shifts in the standards of dementia care.
What should you expect at your age?
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, ILIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 132, March 2005, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses complaints of gross neglect of mental health services for older people and an alleged national scandal of ignoring their heightened suicide risk are often heard, asking what is going on and why such services are still seen as the Cinderella. Asks how things might be improved by the voluntary sector, drawing on its experiences and critical perspectives.