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| Variations in care management arrangements for people with mental health problems in England | | Author(s) | Dan Venables, Jane Hughes, Karen Stewart |
| Journal title | Care Management Journals, vol 6, no 3, Fall 2005 |
| Pages | pp 131-138 |
| Source | http://www.springerpub.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Community care ; Social Services Departments ; Management [care] ; Cross sectional surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | Since 1989, UK government policy has advocated that social service providers develop care management systems for delivering co-ordinated and individually tailored packages of care to all user groups. This cross-sectional postal survey describes national variations in care management arrangements for people with mental health problems in England on 14 key indicators developed from previous research. 101 social service providers (response rate 77%) completed two questionnaires. The first related to care management arrangements for all user groups, the second specifically to arrangements for people with mental health problems. Significant national variation was found. Furthermore, there was little evidence of integration between health and social care, of care management being delivered through specialist multidisciplinary mental health teams, and of selective arrangements targeted at those most in need. The results are discussed in the context of apparently widespread disparity between existing care management arrangements and government policy guidance. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070413232 A |
| Classmark | E: PA: PF: QA: 3KB: 82 |
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