title: Mental health. Back from the brink.
abstract: Mental healthcare in Wolverhampton had sunk to such depths that two years ago the purchasing authority was openly discussing commissioning its services from another town. Today the situation is transformed. David Jolley and colleagues explain how such marked progress was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Wolverhampton Health Care Trust, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jolley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pyrah
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce