A random-effects meta-analysis of studies that used Markov transition probabilities (TPs) to describe outcomes for mental health service systems of differing quality for persons with serious mental illness was implemented to improve the scientific understanding of systems performance, to use in planning simulations to project service system costs and outcomes over time, and to test a theory of how outcomes for systems varying in quality differ. : Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Open access. The move to a digital health service may improve some components of health systems: information, communication and documentation of care. This article gives a brief definition and history of what is meant by an electronic health record (EHR). There is some evidence of benefits in a number of areas, including legibility, accuracy and the secondary use of information, but there is a need for further research, which may need to use different methodologies to analyse the impact an EHR has on patients, professionals and providers.
Open access. The need for an age-appropriate in-patient service for 16- to 17-year-olds led to the development of a 6-bed acute admissions unit in a non-metropolitan county in the UK. We provide a descriptive evaluation of the first 2 years of its operation. All admissions from April 2010 to March 2012 were reviewed, clinical details systematically recorded and descriptively analysed.
Inpatients Formally Detained in Hospitals Under the Mental Health Act 1983 and patients subject to Supervised Community Treatment is a detailed study based on information from organisations in England which provide Mental Health Services and make use of the Mental Health Act 1983 legislation, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with West Yorkshire Police, is supporting six of its staff to be trained as special police officers and go out on patrol with regular officers to improve the care of individuals in mental health crisis.
The Education Policy Institute’s Independent Commission on Children and Young People’s Mental Health has released a new report, Time to Deliver, which calls for a new ‘Prime Minister’s Challenge’ on children and young people’s mental health.
This guide is about the commissioning of good quality mental health interventions and services for people with complex and longer term problems to support them in their recovery. It has been updated in November 2016.
The L&D service offers support to people of all ages who are attending a police investigation centre, magistrates or crown court and have vulnerabilities such as mental health difficulties, substance misuse issues or learning disabilities.
Staff will quickly identify people who could benefit from support and refer them as appropriate. The service operates seven days a week, and provides help in a wide variety of areas, including education, employment and mental health, with the aim of reducing the chance of re-offending in the future.
The unit provides a safe and calming environment for those in crisis away from A&E. This will allow mental health staff to undertake in-depth and informed assessments of more complex patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
Referrals to the Lotus Assessment Suite will come from Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Psychiatry services working within local acute hospitals and Mental Health Street Triage teams in partnership with the police and ambulance services.
Specialist mental health practitioners from our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) will work alongside school therapy teams to help children with problems such as low level anxiety and depression.
Led by Springwell Academy, the service will see three dedicated mental health practitioners support nine secondary schools across Barnsley. These specialists will train teachers and school therapy staff on how to support children with mental health problems as well as working directly with children themselves.
Aspire Drug and Alcohol Service held the ‘Best Practice Event’ at its New Beginnings specialist detoxification and day programme facility on Marshall Avenue as an information sharing and networking opportunity for volunteer peer mentors from Barnsley, Sheffield, Grimsby and Hull.
Lydia Rice, Aspire Volunteer/Peer Mentor Coordinator, who organised the event said: “Peer mentors have lived experience of recovery from drug or alcohol addiction – and play a vital role in supporting others.
“The aim of this event was to build a recovery network across our communities to share what works, what doesn’t, and ensure peer mentors who give up their own free time to volunteer, continue to recover and flourish beyond formal services to build happy, fulfilling lives.”
Our Trust has worked with public sector services to make sure there are trained professionals available to deliver timely assessments as well as providing trained mental health workers in the police call centre to help prevent unnecessary police deployments.
People who are experiencing a mental health crisis now have an alternative to A&E as a local health provider links in with national charity to launch a new service.
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is working in partnership with Richmond Fellowship to open a crisis house in Lancashire to provide emergency accommodation for people in mental health crisis.
A Trust project designed to make it easier for people using our inpatient services to independently charge and monitor their mobile devices has been highly commended at this year’s HSJ Awards.
Earlier this year, bespoke mobile charging stations, called ChargeBoxes, were installed on four inpatient wards at Farnham Road Hospital to reduce the significant amount of nursing time which was being taken up by facilitating charging. It also gave people staying on the wards more autonomy when charging devices and allowed them to stay better connected with what was happening outside of the ward.
People experiencing low mood in Durham and Teesside could benefit from a pilot study seeing community pharmacies deliver psychological support.
David Ekers, TEWV nurse consultant, has secured nearly £500,000 of funding from the National Institute for Health Research to evaluate the effectiveness of training pharmacy staff to deliver psychological therapies to people living with long-term physical health conditions and low mood.
The Community pHarmaciEs Mood Intervention STudy (CHEMIST) plans to recruit 130 research participants for a randomised controlled trial. The trial will test the impact of pharmacy delivered interventions, compared to usual care delivered by mental health specialists.
Many people with autism can experience difficulties with ‘unfriendly’ environments. For example, patterns, bright colours or fluorescent lighting can be distressing. Our new checklist for autism-friendly environments, which has just been endorsed by NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence), helps practitioners find ways to make environments less stressful.
Autism pathway lead practitioner Stephen Simpson said: “Making simple changes to rooms and buildings could be an easy way to help people with autism feel more comfortable and therefore more likely to access treatment.
Bird watching improves your mood. That’s according to patients at a Balby mental health unit – and it’s helped one Doncaster man so much he’s now volunteering with two wildlife charities.
The bird watching scheme at Doncaster Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit in Balby, which is run by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), was started by former patient Jonny Gillespie and Senior Occupational Therapy (OT) Instructor Colin O’Neil.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) has been named as the top performer in a survey of providers of low secure mental health services for people who need to be cared for in a secure environment.
The survey, carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), reviewed the services provided by 105 low secure mental health services across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. [Page includes links to the Low Secure Unit Annual Report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists]
Needs and service performance assessment are key components in improving recovery among individuals with mental disorders. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The time following discharge from psychiatric hospitalisation is a high risk period. Rates of hospital readmission are high and there is increased risk for homelessness and suicide. Transitional and post-discharge support programs have demonstrated positive results in terms of enhanced wellbeing, improved connection with community-based services and, in some cases, reductions in hospital re-admission. This paper reports on the outcomes of a peer-delivered post-discharge support program.