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| Forget me not : mental health services for older people | | Corporate Author | Audit Commission |
| Publisher | Audit Commission, London, January 2000 |
| Pages | 119 pp (Promoting independence 1) |
| Source | Audit Commission Publications, Bookpoint Ltd, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD. |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Services ; Psychiatric treatment ; General practice ; Coordination ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The number of older people with mental health problems is increasing rapidly, with the "older" old needing most help from services. The Audit Commission is supporting initiatives to strengthen cross-agency working with a programme of studies and audits during 2000 and 2001 on the theme of promoting independence for older people. This is the first in a series of reports on that theme, and follows on from a 1997 report, "The coming of age". "Forget me not" describes how health and social care agencies need to work together to provide: help and advice when problems first arise; specialist services, especially to people in their own homes; co-ordination between the agencies and professions; and a comprehensive strategy to ensure all of the components are in place. For the first time, auditors are being appointed specifically to look at progress with these issues across agencies. For example, quality of care could be improved if mental health professionals provided better support to residential and nursing homes, rather than relying on hospitals. Recommendations are made on ways of improving help given to older people with mental health problems, according to their needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000628203 B |
| Classmark | E: I: LP: L5: QAJ: 4C |
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