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Using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales in clinical practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael James  and
Robert Kehoe
Michael James
Affiliation:
Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6TD
Robert Kehoe*
Affiliation:
Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6TD
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

To describe the implementation of a plan to use a validated outcome measure in the care and treatment of people with severe mental illness within a district general hospital psychiatric service. Multiple techniques were necessary to promote actual change of practice.

Results

A survey of practice found 77% of full Care Programme Approach patients to have recorded Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) scores in their care plans one year after the beginning of the implementation plan.

Clinical implications

It is possible to incorporate the use of HoNOS in to everyday practice but it takes a lot of time, effort and resources. Mental health services may require a clearer indication from the NHS Executive regarding the use of such outcome scales before committing themselves.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 9: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , September 1999 , pp. 536 - 538
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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