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Appendix Ten: Mental health<br />

This plan was written on the basis of funding being available to employ a Mental Health<br />

Co-ordinator in each (Integrated Family health Centre) IFHC. It became apparent on 23<br />

February that this funding was not going to be available. While aspects of this plan may<br />

still be able to be implemented within existing resources and funding, this will require<br />

discussion with, and support from, clinicians from community mental health services,<br />

primary mental heath services and primary care. Given the time available a revision to this<br />

plan was therefore not attempted; this will done by June 30, 2010.<br />

1. Aspirational statement:<br />

Every West Coaster will be able to access the care and support they need to enjoy positive<br />

mental health and well being.<br />

2 Project overview<br />

This project aims to integrate mental health services and primary health care on the West<br />

Coast in a way that will result in better, sooner and more convenient services for patients,<br />

delivered from IFHCs.<br />

Changes in current service configurations include more seamless entry points for patients who<br />

require care and support for mental health issues, packages of care for those currently falling<br />

between primary and secondary services, shared care arrangements, improved discharge<br />

planning processes and delivery of secondary mental health and addiction service within IFHCs.<br />

A kaupapa Māori approach is incorporated into the plan. This will include enhanced information<br />

sharing and mental well being resources for both mental health professionals and service users.<br />

3 Current Situation and problem definition<br />

<br />

The <strong>Primary</strong> Mental Health Program, targeted at enrolled patients with mild to moderate<br />

mental health issues, has been operational on the West Coast for the past four years,<br />

with very good results and good integration with general practices. A strength of the<br />

program is that it does not purport to be a separate service but is an integral part of<br />

the general practice teams – „in the practice, of the practice, for the practice‟. Patients<br />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 88

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