This report details improvements in care plans for people with serious mental illness in Birmingham. It follows an earlier Healthwatch Birmingham investigation which revealed that 20% of people with a serious mental illness do not have a care plan.

23/10/2017
By Healthwatch Birmingham
Impact Reports 2017

As a result of our report, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) undertook a work programme. In May 2017 they reported that now:

  • 5% more people on the ‘Care Programme Approach’ have a care plan (compared to Dec 2016)
  • All in-patients have care plans, which list needs, interventions and goals.
  • All service users on rehabilitation wards routinely now have care plans.

Impact Report: Improvement in care plans for people with serious mental illness Download File (pdf 162.82 KB)

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