Andrew Dickson

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Andrew Dickson

• Head of Nursing
• Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
• Primary Care NHS Trust

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SSOS The Organisational Perspective
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Why we took part in this study

• High priority patient group
• The recent introduction of National Standards for
  Schizophrenia
• National Study which fitted in with
  national/local clinical effectiveness agendas

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Why we took part in this study

• In line with national framework i.e. using a
  clinically rated assessment tool and a service
  user self-assessment of need
• No local strategy for measuring mental health
  outcomes

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What did it mean to the Trust

• Appeal of having Trust-wide unified, systematic
  approach to assessing outcomes
• Appeal of being able to benchmark with other
  Trusts

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What did it mean to the Trust

• Benefit of enabling and encouraging local audit
• Benefits of having staff trained in the use of
  outcome measures to use in routine clinical
  practice

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How do we take take this forward

• Local schizophrenia group
• Widespread staff recruitment from various
  settings within the organisation