http://hdl.handle.net/10147/48889 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:19:07 GMT 2017-10-27T08:19:07Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/608463 Title: A New Model for Mental Health Services in the North West of Ireland Authors: The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health Description: The purpose of this review is to examine the effectiveness of current adult mental health services provided by the North Western Health Board, the deployment of resources, and to make proposals on how NWHB could develop its mental health services to reflect modern evidence-based good practice. The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH) was commissioned by the North Western Health Board to develop a model for service delivery for adults with mental health problems. The terms of reference for the review were • SCMH to propose a new service model that is evidence based and is service user and carer orientated. • SCMH should take into account emerging national policy changes. • SCMH should make challenging but achievable proposals. • SCMH should highlight areas of good practice to be built upon. • SCMH should identify management and service structure developments that would be necessary to support the proposed new service model. SCMH were also requested to address the interface issues with other care groups especially Older People’s Mental Health, but also Child and Adolescent Services, Forensic Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Learning Disabilities Services. SCMH seek to address this challenge by offering a detailed service model for adult mental health services, proposing additional developments for older people’s mental health and identifying areas for resolution in terms of interfaces with other care groups. These recommendations are supported by proposals for an implementation plan that identifies service development priorities as well as organisational and workforce development needs. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/608463 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559464 Title: North Western Health Board financial statement and service plan. Authors: North Western Health Board (NWHB); Harvey, Pat Description: In delivering the Service Plan in the past year we achieved generally what we set out to do in that we:- • Put the patient first and maintained and indeed enhanced services • Dealt with the budgetary challenge by reducing costs, overheads, Indirect expenditure and increasing income - a challenge which in effect amounted to an overall €20 m Value for Money and productivity initiative • Continuously checked our services throughout the year for quality and whether they would match that which we would wish for our nearest and dearest - thus fostering programmes of innovation and continuous improvement matched with safety Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559464 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559528 Title: Lifeskills for health promotion: the evaluation of the North Western Health Board health education programmes for the NWHB Health Promotion Steering Committee. Authors: Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelleher, Cecily; North Western Health Board (NWHB) Description: The main impetus for the development of school health education came from the grass-roots concern of parents and educators who perceived changes in adolescent behaviours with impact on Society. Given the structure of schools, this concern often led to individual initiatives in those schools who saw themselves as liberal or their pupils as high-risk. Many innovative individuals and schools around the country searched for models of implementation and materials. Some devised and developed their own, but others pleaded overcrowded time-tables, lack of training or a subject area simply too controversial or personal to be included in the school. In these cases it was frequently seen as analogous to 'relationships' or sex education. Individuals and groups around the country began to approach local voluntary, health and other professionals for advice and input to their school programmes. Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559528 1995-09-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559289 Title: Survey of oral health of children and adolescents, 1997/'98 Authors: North Western Health Board (NWHB) Description: [n 1997 the North Western Health Board commissioned the Oral Health Services Research Centre at University College Cork to oversee and direct an epidemiological survey of children's dental health in the counties of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The fieldwork for this survey took place in 1997 and 1998 and involved roughly four months work each on the part of four dental teams. The study was designed to be the most comprehensive dental survey ever undertaken in the North Western Health Board. It not only examined dental decay levels in children at ages 5, 8, 12 and 15, but also examined items such as gum disease, orthodontic treatment need, damage to teeth from accidents, staining of teeth and attitudes to dental care. The study was designed to examine differences in dental health status between the counties and also, within each county, between the areas which were fluoridated and those which were not. The study was also synchronised with a parallel study in the Western Health and Social Services Board in Northern Ireland, which comprises the counties of Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh, using comparable survey criteria. This aspect makes this report unique among the regional dental health surveys in Ireland. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/559289 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z