Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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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 />
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