A needs-led approach to hospital resettlement.
Reports on an inter-agency initiative in Wakefield that used a needs-led case management approach for the resettlement of 32 former users of long-term hospital mental health services. Reviews the programme using headings provided by the values which underpinned local mental health services, namely, that services should endeavour to be appropriate, acceptable, accessible, effective/efficient and equitable for service users. The main objective of the programme was achieved--32 former users of hospital mental health services were resettled. Issues were, however, raised concerning the extent to which the programme could be described as needs-led. Concludes that there is still much to learn about the application of case management within the British health context.
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Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds, UK.
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012935:Social Justice; D006113:United Kingdom