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Supervision registers and the care programme approach: a practical solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anthony McCarthy*
Affiliation:
Adult Mental Health Lewisham and Guy's Mental Health Trust, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT
David Roy
Affiliation:
West Lambeth Community Care Trust, South Western Hospital, Pulross Road, Stockwell, London SW9 8EA
Frank Holloway
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Zerrin Atakan
Affiliation:
West Lambeth Community Care Trust, South Western Hospital, Pulross Road, Stockwell, London SW9 8EA
Tony Goss
Affiliation:
Mental Health and Substance Misuse, Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission, 1 Lower Marsh, London SE1
*
Correspondence
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Abstract

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Although the principles behind the care programme approach have generally been welcomed, its implementation has at best been patchy and at worst a complete failure. The principles behind supervision registers have not been welcomed by most psychiatrists. This paper presents a practical solution to the major problems associated with the implementation of the care programme approach and supervision registers by defining pragmatic criteria for inclusion on these registers and the services which should be provided to registered patients. This solution was agreed between purchasers and providers following a series of consultative meetings and this is a process which must be recommended.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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Social and Community Planning Research (1993) Factors Influencing the Implementation of the Care Programme Approach, London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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