Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK

Collaborative risk assessment and management have been recommended in health policy for over a decade. We consider the nature and need for collaborative risk assessment and management between patients and clinicians in secure and forensic mental health settings in the context of shared decision maki...

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Main Author: Sarah Markham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:General Psychiatry
Online Access:https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/5/e100291.full
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description Collaborative risk assessment and management have been recommended in health policy for over a decade. We consider the nature and need for collaborative risk assessment and management between patients and clinicians in secure and forensic mental health settings in the context of shared decision making and personalised care in the UK. We examine the extent to which policy and recent initiatives have influenced the embedding of such practice in services through consideration of the evidence provided by research and the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework, and conclude that there is a need for further improvement.
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spelling doaj.art-65559a101ae34d899dd7ffc54297a40e2022-12-22T01:14:59ZengBMJ Publishing GroupGeneral Psychiatry2517-729X2020-09-0133510.1136/gpsych-2020-100291Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UKSarah Markham0Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, King's College London, London, UKCollaborative risk assessment and management have been recommended in health policy for over a decade. We consider the nature and need for collaborative risk assessment and management between patients and clinicians in secure and forensic mental health settings in the context of shared decision making and personalised care in the UK. We examine the extent to which policy and recent initiatives have influenced the embedding of such practice in services through consideration of the evidence provided by research and the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework, and conclude that there is a need for further improvement.https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/5/e100291.full
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Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
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title Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
title_full Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
title_fullStr Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
title_full_unstemmed Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
title_short Collaborative risk assessment in secure and forensic mental health settings in the UK
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