http://hdl.handle.net/10147/135753 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:33:15 GMT 2013-05-18T11:33:15Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/295484/mhclogo.gif http://hdl.handle.net/10147/135753 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221337 Title: Your views of mental health inpatient services inpatient survey 2011 Authors: Mental Health Commission (MHC); The Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH); The University of Ulster (UU) Description: This report presents the findings of ‘Your Views of Mental Health Inpatient Services’ a survey undertaken in 2011 which examined 710 service users’ experiences of their recent stay across 28 approved centres1. The key findings are set out below and have been categorised under six of the eight themes from the ‘Quality Framework for Mental Health Services in Ireland’ (Mental Health Commission, 2007a). An overall evaluation theme has also been included, which details overall satisfaction with the service and the respondent’s health status post-discharge. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221337 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221354 Title: The administration of electro-convulsive therapy in approved centres: activity report 2009 Authors: Mental Health Commission (MHC) Description: The Mental Health Commission produced a report on the administration of ECT for the first time in 2008. We intend to produce this report on an annual basis and are therefore pleased to present the second report in this series: The Administration of Electro-convulsive Therapy in Approved Centres: Activity Report 2009. The report uses data provided to the Commission by approved centres in accordance with the Rules (2006) and Code of Practice (2008) Governing the use of Electro-convulsive Therapy1, which regulate the administration of ECT in approved centres. The report aims to provide a picture of the administration of ECT nationally, regionally and in individual services in 2009. Approved centres should use the data presented in these annual reports to inform the quality improvement process in mental health services. This in turn should assist services to achieve compliance with Standard 8.3 of the Quality Framework for Mental Health Services - Corporate governance underpins the management and delivery of the mental health service. Some changes have been made to the report format this year. We present data for each of the HSE super catchment areas and show data for the national intellectual disability service, child & adolescent approved centres and approved centres in the independent sector. We also compare data for 2009 with data collected in 2008. Care should be taken when interpreting changes in the administration of ECT from 2008 to 2009 as the time period is very short and it is not possible to elicit any trends. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221354 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221336 Title: The administration of electro-convulsive therapy in approved centres: activity report 2010 Authors: Mental Health Commission (MHC) Description: This activity report includes data reported to the Mental Health Commission on the administration of ECT during 2010. Data are presented based on returns from 67 approved centres. Twenty-three approved centres (34.3%) indicated that ECT was administered to their residents in the approved centre. Seven approved centres (10.4%) indicated that they referred residents to other approved centres for the administration of ECT. A total of 347 programmes of ECT were reported to the Commission in 2010 which is equivalent to a rate of 8.2 programmes per 100,000 total population. There has therefore been a decrease of 26 compared to the number of ECT programmes administered in 2009. In 2010, the majority of residents were administered one programme of ECT. The mean number of treatments per programme of ECT was 6.8 and the median number of treatments was seven. As reported in 2008 and 2009, St Patrick’s Hospital recorded the highest number of programmes of ECT (117/347) of all approved centres. It accounts for slightly more than a third (33.7%) of all ECT programmes reported to the Commission. It is followed by the Department of Psychiatry at Waterford Regional Hospital (12.1%) and St Brigid’s Hospital in Ballinasloe (6.6%). Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221336 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221353 Title: The use of seclusion, mechanical means of bodily restraint and Physical restraint in approved centres: activities report 2010 Authors: Mental Health Commission (MHC) Description: This activities report includes data reported to the Mental Health Commission on the use of three restrictive interventions during 2010. Data are presented on the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and physical restraint based on returns from 67 approved centres. In 2010, 29 (43.3%) approved centres recorded episodes of seclusion. Thirty-seven approved centres (55.2%) reported that they do not use this intervention. One approved centre (1.5%) indicated that seclusion is used in the approved centre but that they did not record any episodes during 2010. In total, 2,371 seclusion episodes were reported in 2010, which is equivalent to a rate of 55.9 per 100,000 population. Compared to 2009, there was a decrease of 146 in the number of seclusion episodes recorded. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/221353 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z