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Patient and carer participation in old age psychiatry in England
— Part II: models of participation | | Author(s) | Susan Mary Benbow |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 24, no 2, February 2012 |
| Pages | pp 185-196 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Psychogeriatric patients ; Participation ; Psychiatric treatment ; England. |
| Annotation | There are a number of models of patient and carer participation. This article considers their usefulness and applicability to old age psychiatry. Models of participation are reviewed and related to examples of participation initiatives drawn from the author's work in the context of the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK). Models of participation which emphasise collaboration and partnership are found to be useful. Simple interventions such as copying letters to patients and/or carers can lead to change in the balance of power between staff and patients or carers. Initiatives which draw on the experiences of patients and carers can facilitate organisational learning and development. Involving patients and carers in education offers a way to influence services and the staff working in them. Participation is better understood as a spectrum rather than a hierarchy. Old age psychiatry services would benefit from developing greater patient and carer participation at all levels. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120813005 A |
| Classmark | P6: LF:E: TMB: LP: 82 |
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