The history of the Care Programme approach in England: where did it go wrong?

Background: The Care Programme Approach (CPA) was introduced in England in 1991 as a form of case management to improve community care for people with severe mental illness. It helped services maintain contact with users but failed to provide comprehensive, co-ordinated care and is associated with i...

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Publicado en:Journal of Mental Health Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 489 - 505
Autores principales: Simpson A, Miller C, Bowers L
Formato: review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2003
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          Simpson A
          Miller C
          Bowers L
        affil: St Bartholomew School of Nursing, Dept of Mental Health and Learning Disability, City University, Philpot St, London E1 2EA, UK; A.Simpson@city.ac.uk
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          Case Management
          Community Mental Health Services History
          Health Policy Evaluation
          Mental Disorders, Chronic
          Psychiatric Care Methods
          Treatment Failure
          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Change Management
          Consumer Satisfaction
          England
          Health Care Reform
          Multidisciplinary Care Team
          Organizational Structure
          Politics
          Teamwork
      ab: Background: The Care Programme Approach (CPA) was introduced in England in 1991 as a form of case management to improve community care for people with severe mental illness. It helped services maintain contact with users but failed to provide comprehensive, co-ordinated care and is associated with increased bed useAim: To describe and evaluate the introduction, implementation and development of the CPA and identify reasons for its relative failure.Method: A critical review of key events, audits, reports, research and policies that shaped the CPA.Results: Reasons for the relative failure of the CPA included the socio-political and financial context, clinicians' resistance to political and managerial interference, and the bureaucratic, complex and time-consuming nature of the policy. This reduced face-to-face contact whilst contributing to an emergent 'blame culture' and defensive psychiatric practice. The CPA also presumed levels of community resources and interprofessional teamwork that were frequently absentConclusions: The CPA was a flawed policy introduced insensitively into an inhospitable environment. It was destined to fail and after more than a decade remains ineffectively implemented. Changes introduced recently may have contradictory influences on the ability of services to provide effective case management but remain to be evaluated.
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