Validation of a web-radio station (“Radio Tab”) run by users of the Reggio Emilia mental health service: A pilot study

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1715-1715
Author(s):  
E. Mazzoni ◽  
S. Ferrari ◽  
L. Pingani ◽  
G. Zanni ◽  
M. Rigatelli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Reggio Emilia ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
List Type ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Preparatory Course ◽  
Mental Health Service System ◽  
One Year

IntroductionA recovery-oriented mental health service system should focus on empowering people with mental illness.Aim of the studyTo analyse the feasibility of setting up a web-radio run by 13 subjects suffering from mental disorders.Materials and methodsThe patients involved in the project attended a one-year preparatory course promoted by the Province of Reggio Emilia, before the factual setting up of “Radio TAB”. After six months, each patient was asked to fill in a qualitative questionnaire addressing motivation and personal competences; opinions on the preparatory course; the identity of the radio, objectives and values shared by participants, the satisfaction they obtained from the activities and their vision of the radio then and for the future.Results•great motivation for joining the project and holding on to it•the preparatory course was judged to be effective to acquire technical, communication and interpersonal skills;•expectations and objectives of participants were consistent with the values underpinning the radio and the outcomes of the project, suggesting good internal cohesion;•a well-defined vision of the radio as a result of the work emerged, which will hopefully lead to setting up an actual workplace in future.ConclusionThe experience of “Radio TAB” could be a good example of empowerment strategies, encouraging individuals to autonomy, reintegration and sense of active citizenship.

Quality of mental health services: a self audit in the South Verona mental health service

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Allevi ◽  
Giovanni Salvi ◽  
Mirella Ruggeri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
Community Mental Health Service ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
One Year

SUMMARYAims – To start a process of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in an Italian Community Mental Health Service by using a quality assurance questionnaire in a self audit exercise. Methods – The questionnaire was administered to 14 key workers and clinical managers with different roles and seniority. One senior manager's evaluation was used as a benchmark for all the others. Changes were introduced in the service practice according to what emerged from the evaluation. Meetings were scheduled to monitor those changes and renew the CQI process. Results – There was a wide difference in the key workers' answers. Overall, the senior manager's evaluation was on the 60th percentile of the distribution of the other evaluations. Those areas that required prompt intervention were risk management, personnel development, and CQI. The CQI process was followed up for one year: some interventions were carried out to change the practice of the service. Conclusions – A self audit exercise in Community Mental Health Services was both feasible and useful. The CQI process was easier to start than to carry on over the long term.

scholarly journals Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Learning the hard way’ – adapting long-term IAPT service provision using lessons from past outbreaks

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilian Skilbeck ◽  
Christopher Spanton ◽  
Ian Roylance
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
World Health ◽  
List Type ◽  
Long Term Effects

Abstract Infectious disease outbreaks have occurred sporadically over the centuries. The most significant ones of this century, as reported by the World Health Organization, include the EVD epidemic, SARS pandemic, Swine Flu pandemic and MERS pandemic. The long-term mental health consequences of outbreaks are as profound as physical ones and can last for years post-outbreak. This highlights the need for enhancing the preparedness of pragmatic mental health service provision. Due to its magnitude, the novel COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be the most impactful. Compared with previous outbreaks, COVID-19 has also occurred at higher rates in frontline staff in addition to patients. As COVID-19 is more contagious than earlier outbreaks, there is a need to identify infected people quickly and isolate them and their contacts. This is the current context in which mental health services including IAPT have had to operate. Evidently, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services are a major mental health service provider in the UK that have demonstrated variability in their response to COVID-19. While some IAPT services quickly adapted their existing strengths and resources (e.g. remote working), other services were less prepared. To date, there are no clear unitary guidelines on how IAPT services can use their pre-existing resources to respond to the long-term effects of outbreaks. In light of this, the current paper aims to reflect on the lessons learned from past outbreaks in order to consider how an enhanced remit of IAPT might integrate with other services to meet the long-term needs of patients and staff affected by COVID-19. Key learning aims (1) To understand the development of IAPT within the NHS mental health services. (2) To understand the nature of past outbreaks and COVID-19. (3) To reflect on lessons from past outbreaks in order to understand how IAPT can respond to the long-term effects of COVID-19.

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