Consumer Workshop: continuity of care / shared care guideline

Facilitated by the Department of Health’s Mental Health Unit (MHU) and hosted by CoMHWA.

Within the past five years:

• have you been discharged from a public mental health service?
  Public mental health services are those that are funded and managed by the government, such as a mental health ward at a public hospital or a community mental health service.
• has your care been transferred from one public mental health service to another?
• have you moved from child to adult mental health services or from adult to older adult mental health services?
• have you experienced a shared care arrangement?
  Shared care arrangements are arrangements where aspects of care are shared between different providers at the same time; for example, where a consumer attends a community mental health service for therapy, sees a private psychiatrist for medication, and has a support worker funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then we invite you to attend a face-to-face workshop on Wednesday 16th October 2024 from 10am to 1pm at CoMHWA, 12/275 Belmont Avenue, Cloverdale, WA 6105.

Morning tea will be provided, and you will be paid for your time.

Purpose of the workshop:

The MHU is developing a guideline to support continuity of care in relation to transfer, discharge, and shared care arrangements.

Workshop participants will be asked to:

• review the draft guidelines (that will be provided 2 weeks prior to the workshop) and identify any gaps and/or areas of concern
• discuss experiences, both positive and negative, of transfer, discharge and shared care arrangements
• discuss what makes transfer, discharge and shared care ‘good’ from a consumer perspective
• agree on preferred language for the guidelines and surveys
• assist with refining a survey which will be used to gain a broader view of consumer experiences in WA.

RSVP:

If you are interested in attending the workshop, please email mhu.csd@health.wa.gov.au by the 27th September 2024. Please include details of any access needs or dietary requirements you may have.

If you are interested in being involved but you cannot attend the workshop, please email mhu.csd@health.wa.gov.au and we can discus alternative options.