title: The National Health Performance Framework: an evaluation model for use by psychiatrists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate the use of the National Health Performance Framework as an evaluation framework for clinical interventions and service outcomes in mental health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evaluation is not a complex process. What is required is a willingness to be accountable for outcomes of care. It does not require complex data systems but openness to scrutiny through reflective practices and a commitment to continue to explore the possibilities of making things better.
authors.affiliation: Planning and Quality, North Western Mental Health, Melbourne Health, Vic., Australia. joyce.goh@mh.org.au
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit / Q000458:organization & administration; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires