title: How to address the physical needs of clients in a mental health setting.
abstract: People with mental health illness, particularly those affected in the long-term, experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality than the general population. It is, therefore, crucial to meet their physical health needs as part of delivering a high quality service. This article reports on how nurses in a medium secure mental health unit used the 'plan, do, study, act' approach (Deming 1986) as a practice improvement tool to introduce a system of monitoring the physical health of service users.
authors.affiliation: Reaside Clinic, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. nutmeg.hallett@bsmhft.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Nutmeg
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hallett
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hewison
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom