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Di Bailey Reader in Social Work, School of Applied Sciences, University of Durham and Social Care Lead for the Mental Health Research Network in England It is 10 years since the introduction of the National Service It is easy to be critical of the way the NSF and related Framework for Mental Health (NSF) (Department of Health, policy developments have waxed and waned over the 1999), which sparked the subsequent introduction of last 10 years in an attempt to make mental health a huge raft of related policy from government. These care delivery more service user and recovery-focused. policies were intended to progress the design and delivery However, during this time there have been some major of contemporary mental health services and resulted achievements including: in the: UÊ a huge increase in the number of specialist teams ÊU establishment of a large number of new NHS UÊ an increase in the existing professional groups within organisations the workforce now totalling over 13,000 ÊU publication of clinical guidelines regarding effective UÊ some 4,000 new workers attracted to the NHS, such treatments as graduate workers in primary care and support time ÊU introduction of quality targets for service providers. and recovery
The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice – Emerald Publishing
Published: Sep 24, 2009
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