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Independent sector mental health care
— a 1-day census of private and voluntary sector placements in seven Strategic Health Authority areas in England | | Author(s) | Barbara Hatfield, Tony Ryan, Victoria Simpson |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 15, no 5, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp 407-416 |
| Source | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsc |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Admission ; Psychiatric treatment ; Private health services ; Voluntary agencies ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Information for this study was obtained from 82 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) 42 social services departments (SSDs) and 3 specialist forensic commissioning teams within the seven Strategic Health Authority (SHA) areas. A cross-sectional sample was used, and information was obtained on 3535 adults and 1623 older people in private or voluntary facilities: independent (private or voluntary) psychiatric hospitals, registered mental nursing homes and care homes. Information was recorded on a standard questionnaire specifically designed for the study: the 'census date' was 28 June 2004 in six SHAs, and 7 October 2004 in the seventh. The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and older people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in local authority care homes), on a census date, across the areas in which the study was commissioned; (ii) to identify the characteristics of the population in placements; (iii) to explore some of the characteristics of the placements and the patterns of use within the private and voluntary sectors; and (iv) to identify the funding source of placements, and cost differences between the private and voluntary sector. The study findings are discussed in relation to commissioning practice, and the development of the independent sector in mental health care. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070913202 A |
| Classmark | E: QKH: LP: LH: PK: 3F |
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