Pauline Gulliver, Edward Peck and David Towell
In April 1999, Somerset Health Authority and Somerset County Council launched the first fully integrated mental health service in England. The authors have evaluated this…
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In April 1999, Somerset Health Authority and Somerset County Council launched the first fully integrated mental health service in England. The authors have evaluated this innovation and have already reported on progress on two occasions in this journal. This article gives data and conclusions for the final stage. In the next issue of MCC themes which will be important to the pursuance of integration in other localities will be drawn from the results presented and discussed in light of the available literature.
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Pauline Gulliver, Edward Peck and David Towell
This paper presents the second set of results from the evaluation of the implementation of joint commissioning and combined provision of mental health services in Somerset…
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This paper presents the second set of results from the evaluation of the implementation of joint commissioning and combined provision of mental health services in Somerset. Comparisons with baseline data are made and key emerging questions are identified.
Pauline Gulliver, Edward Peck and David Towell
In April 1999, Somerset Health Authority and Somerset County Council launched the first fully integrated adult mental health service in England, made up of a joint commissioning…
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In April 1999, Somerset Health Authority and Somerset County Council launched the first fully integrated adult mental health service in England, made up of a joint commissioning board and an integrated services provider. Between January 1999 and June 2001, the authors evaluated the implementation of the integration by investigating the impact of this initiative on service users, their carers, staff members at the new trust, and senior managers and members from health and social services. In this, the second part of the presentation of the results from the evaluation, the main themes relevant to the pursuance of integration in other localities will be drawn out and discussed in light of the literature currently available.
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Pauline Gulliver, Edward Peck, Rosemary Ramsay and David Towell
The paper presents baseline results from the evaluation of the implementation of a joint commissioning and integrated service provision initiative in mental health services in…
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The paper presents baseline results from the evaluation of the implementation of a joint commissioning and integrated service provision initiative in mental health services in England. Comparisons are made with published research, and key themes for the continuing evaluation are discussed. Finally, the paper reflects on some immediate challenges facing the new arrangements.
Pauline Gulliver, Edward Peck and David Towell
This paper is the first of two discussing the evaluation of the implementation of joint commissioning and integrated provision of mental health services in Somerset. The paper…
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This paper is the first of two discussing the evaluation of the implementation of joint commissioning and integrated provision of mental health services in Somerset. The paper presents the methods of evaluation, and explores the potential limitations and environmental factors impacting on the effectiveness of data‐collection methods.