Future Workforce Development Needs Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This report provides an overview of workforce development requirements in the next five to 10 years within the context of changing modes of service delivery, including…
Mental health and addiction funding: Mechanisms to support recovery Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 New Zealand has a population of 4.3 million and, based on the New Zealand Mental Health Survey, 4.7% of people will experience severe mental health or…
Services under challenge: Critical success factors in meeting high and complex needs of people in mental health care Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This study aims to identify and analyse examples of New Zealand mental health services that have successfully adjusted service provision to meet the “high and complex…
Thematic Review of Peer Supports Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 This review identifies a series of themes that are relevant to the development of peer support for users of mental health services. It looks at what…
Access to Mental Health and Addiction Services and Intersectoral Links, 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This monitoring report details the progress towards the implementation of the Government’s national mental health strategy. It presents information on access to secondary mental health and…
North Shore Hospital Inquiry Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This inquiry focuses on elderly patients in a major metropolitan hospital. It examines complaints involving five patients whose reported experiences mirrored numerous complaints received by the…
Discriminating Times? A re-survey of New Zealand print media reporting on mental health Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 In 2000, the Mental Health Commission published a report following a systematic survey of 1997-98 newspaper clippings “to analyse and describe how the newsprint media (re)…
Locum Psychiatrist use in New Zealand: A Stock Take and Review of the Issues Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Early in 2004 District Health Board Mental Health Managers and Clinical Directors raised concerns at the cost and time involved in the recruitment and use of…
Regional Approaches to Mental Health: A Sector View and Beyond Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 The District Health Boards (DHBs) are charged with delivering health care for their resident populations under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. Mental…
Experiencing A Recovery–Oriented Acute Mental Health Service Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2005 Community-based services for acute mental illness are used in addition to inpatient services provision, and can provide a whole-system of care response. This paper investigated one…
