The Concept of ‘Shared Care’ in this context Sample Clauses

The Concept of ‘Shared Care’ in this context. Shared-care in mental health care is generally used to describe situations where care is shared between mental health services and other services, usually primary care. Definitions of ‘shared-care’ have varied (Xxxxx et al. 2011) but the term can also be used to describe shared-care with other services, for example, specialist mental health services and other secondary medical services. In shared care the delivery of care is planned jointly and that there is enhanced information exchange over and above standard correspondence (Xxxxxxxx et al. 2013). One of the most important objectives of shared-care is to help ensure that the patient’s pathway through the care pathway is as smooth as possible (Xxxxxx, 2005). Patient-held records have become common in the management of chronic medical conditions such as diabetes (Xxxxxx, 2005). Randomized-controlled trials of patient- held records for people with chronic mental illness suggested that they were valued by patients and improved communication between primary care and specialist services. However a reluctance of professionals to use shared-care records has also been suggested (Xxxxxx, 2003). In this research programme it can be argued that the modified crisis information study demonstrated a form of shared-care, or at least one important objective of shared-care, the sharing of enhanced information. One of the primary motivations of this intervention was to share information from the service user and specialist psychiatry of ID staff with other services including primary care, other general medical staff and paramedics and police. In the crisis information feasibility study there was expressed support among service users and carers and relatives for the sharing of information and decision-making with clinicians that has been described in people without ID (x.x. Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, 2006; Xxxxx et al. 2009). In the study feedback was also indirectly reported from non-ID-specialist clinicians that suggested that they too might find it helpful. The opinions of professionals such as general practitioners, paramedics and accident and emergency staff towards this form of shared care with people with ID was not investigated in this feasibility study. It would be worthwhile to know what they thought of the modified crisis information and whether there would be any reservations on their part to this form of shared-care regarding people with ID.