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Making a reality of user involvement in community mental health services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Kamaldeep Bhui*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
Anne Aubin
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Geraldine Strathdee
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital
*
Dr K. Bhui, Wellcome Training Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ
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Abstract

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User centred services as an ideology have not become a reality of everyday clinical practice. In this paper we introduce a series of articles which describe user centred practice in a south London community-based rehabilitation service for the severely mentally ill. We emphasise the medical consultation style adopted, the service management style and specific initiatives allowing users to influence our practice and shape functional and structural components of the service.

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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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