Management frameworks
This section contains useful information and resources describing issues in management frameworks.
 | Title: Clinical Microsystems Mesosystems MJG MDG Published: June 2006 Summary: Using Clinical Microsystems and Mesosystems as Enablers for Service Improvement in Mental Health Services. |
 | Title: Strategy - Acute Inpatient Care Published: 2006 Summary: Acute inpatient care strategy by Dr L Mynors-Wallis. Improving acute inpatient care is a key Department of Health target. The Trust shares the key target areas set out in the Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide. |
 | Title: Who's been sleeping in my bed? Published: 2006 Summary: Who’s been sleeping in my bed? - The incidence and impact of bed overoccupancy in the mental health acute sector. Findings of the Mental Health Act Commission’s Bed Occupancy Survey. |
 | Title: Refocusing Report Published: 2005 Summary: Refocusing Acute Psychiatry within the Doncaster Acute Mental Health Wards (Wards 10, 11 and PICU). The Refocusing initiative has been, and continues to be, an exciting and innovative project that has fostered a culture of supportive and positive teamwork on the adult acute inpatient unit. |
 | Title: SC Acute care briefing Published: 2004 Summary: Acute Care 2004: A national survey of adult psychiatric wards in England. This survey offers a snapshot of acute inpatient services in 2004 and acts as a benchmark by which future improvements can be measured. It highlights key issues to be addressed by mental health trusts, commissioning bodies and regional and national support systems. |
 | Title: Parents in hospital - preliminary findings report Summary: Parents in Hospital: How can mental health services best promote family contact when a parent is in hospital? Preliminary findings from a review of hospital contact arrangements to support parents, carers and children. |