TY - JOUR
T1 - NHS psychiatry
T2 - The need for constructive debate. Invited commentary on... The trouble with NHS psychiatry in England
AU - Hawley, C.
AU - Drummond, L.
AU - Knight, Jackie
N1 - Original article can be found at: http://pb.rcpsych.org/ Copyright Royal College of Psychiatrists [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - Two recent articles, 'The trouble with NHS psychiatry in England' and 'Wake-up call for British psychiatry' have levelled severe criticisms against the NHS provider systems for people with mental disorders. In response, we argue that such severe criticisms are not fully justified. We propose that there are six areas for debate: ideological matters, policy intentions, empirical questions, operational issues and professional activities. Under this simple six-point taxonomy it might be possible to have a more sophisticated debate about how all parties should work together to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
AB - Two recent articles, 'The trouble with NHS psychiatry in England' and 'Wake-up call for British psychiatry' have levelled severe criticisms against the NHS provider systems for people with mental disorders. In response, we argue that such severe criticisms are not fully justified. We propose that there are six areas for debate: ideological matters, policy intentions, empirical questions, operational issues and professional activities. Under this simple six-point taxonomy it might be possible to have a more sophisticated debate about how all parties should work together to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68549128658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1192/pb.bp.109.026443
DO - 10.1192/pb.bp.109.026443
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68549128658
SN - 0955-6036
VL - 33
SP - 299
EP - 302
JO - Psychiatric Bulletin
JF - Psychiatric Bulletin
IS - 8
ER -