scholarly journals Mental health services on Lower North Shore, Sydney

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Slade
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
North Shore ◽  
Lower North Shore ◽  
And Function ◽  
Made In ◽  
Sydney Australia

This paper describes mental health services in the Lower North Shore (LNS) catchment area of Sydney, Australia, and is based on a visit made in early 1994. The local population of 170,000 is predominantly Caucasian, but there are also groups from other ethnic backgrounds. The mental health service has about 800 registered clients, with 60 new clients each month, the majority of whom have a serious mental illness. Since the service has won several awards, it may be instructive to review its structure and function.

scholarly journals Caring for patients in mental health services during COVID-19 outbreak in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruihua Hou ◽  
Limin Yang ◽  
Zhen Tang ◽  
Teng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Early Screening ◽  
Triage System ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Adequate Provision ◽  
Isolation Ward ◽  
Made In ◽  
Initial Triage

AbstractThis article reflects on some radical changes made in mental health services in China which include the implementation of the initial triage system and the special isolation ward, the early screening and testing for both patients and staff, the smaller teams working on rotating shifts on-site, and the adequate provision of PPE. These measures would be of great value as a reference to the effective delivery of mental health services in other countries through this pandemic.

scholarly journals Transforming mental health services

2011 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kingdon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Made In

SummarySpecialist teams have had a major impact on service delivery in England. Their effectiveness is now being questioned and integrated teams are developing in some areas. However, the gains made in terms of improved access, engagement and early intervention must not be lost.

scholarly journals Improving mental health services in a local area — an exploratory study

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Buchan ◽  
Duncan P Boldy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Local Area ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
Made In

The change in the focus of care for people with mental illness from hospital to community has been far from uniformly successful for a variety of reasons. A review of the development of mental health services suggests that the views of doctors and the responses of administrative systems are significant forces in shaping the development of services. This study explored the attitudes of general practitioners, psychiatrists and administrators, with a view to establishing areas of congruence in order to move towards an improved model of service delivery. Recommendations are made in the areas of primary care psychiatry, access, communication and education.

scholarly journals Does mental health matter? Commentary on the provision of mental health services in Mozambique

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Author(s):  
Kupukai Mlambo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Made In

Despite attempts made in recent years to address the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in Mozambique, service provision remains deficient. The present paper focuses on the attitudes to mental illness and its diagnosis and treatment in Mozambique. This paper is based on both a thorough literature search and on the results of qualitative interviews carried out with six individuals of Mozambican origin now living in the UK.

Planning Mental Health Services: II. Current Canadian Initiatives*

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Goering ◽  
Donald Wasylenki ◽  
Eric Macnaughton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Common ◽  
Recent Policy ◽  
Made In

A brief overview of recent policy developments across Canada and a discussion of the common themes and challenges they address demonstrates the scope of activity in this field. The federal level of mental health planning and a summary of recent of policy developments in each province are described. Significant progress has been made in Canada in the development of mental health services since deinstitutionalization. Major challenges remain, however, which are being addressed to varying degrees across the country. The challenges related to the key issues of major mental illness, integration and consumerism are illustrated.

scholarly journals Routine outcome measurement in public mental health — what do clinicians think?

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Trauer ◽  
Lisa Gill ◽  
Glenda Pedwell ◽  
Peta Slattery
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Good Information ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement ◽  
Real Progress ◽  
Made In

IN ORDER TO FULLY EVALUATE and manage a service, one should be able to answer all parts of the question ?Who receives what services, from whom, at what cost, and with what effect??1 While there is good information on the first four elements, mental health services generally do less well in demonstrating the effectiveness of what they do, and it is here that routine outcome measurement (ROM) can make a contribution. Despite the very real progress that has been made in implementing ROM in Australia it is evident from a variety of sources, formal and informal, that not everyone is convinced of its necessity or value.

scholarly journals Postcode prescribing in psychiatry

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 420-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Purcell ◽  
Shôn Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Evidence Based

Aims and MethodWe aimed to examine variations in clozapine prescribing in all 12 NHS trusts with catchment area mental health services in one English county, over a 2-year period. We tested a series of hypotheses to explain the variation in prescribing of clozapine.ResultsA 34-fold variation between trusts in rates of clozapine provision was found after adjusting for measures of local population need. This variation did not change over the 2 years examined. It was not explained by differences in resource level.Clinical ImplicationsThe evidence base is strong for the effectiveness and likely cost-effectiveness of clozapine in severe schizophrenia. Our data indicate that variations in evidence-based clinical practice at the provider level led to the wide variation in clozapine prescribing.

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