Scottish Government

Evaluation of the Scottish Pilot of the Family Health Nurse
Contractor: Dr B West and C McDuff, Robert Gordon University
Due Date: Summer 2003
Contact: Sarah Campbell [0131 244 5429]
Study of the implementation and impact of the Family Health Nurse approach to providing family and community focused primary health care nursing services.

Prevalence Of, and Services For, People With Learning Disabilities and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Prisons and Secure Accommodation
Contractor: Fiona Myers, Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
Due Date: October 2003
Contact: Ruth Whatling [0131 244 3533]
Research into the number of people in prison, secure accommodation and the State Hospital in Scotland who have a learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), the means by which people with learning disabilities and ASD are identified, and how their needs are identified and met by service providers. The perceptions of those with leaning disabilities and/or ASD in these settings (and the perceptions of their families) will also be explored.

Analysis of Scottish Household Survey Data Relating to Older People
Contractor: Gillian Raab, Napier University, and Charlotte MacDonald
Due Date: October 2003
Contact: Ruth Whatling [0131 244 3533]
An analysis of the last 4 years of Scottish Household Survey (SHS) data relating to older people, describing the characteristics of older people and their households, their circumstances and factors which affect their quality of life. The analysis will also incorporate other survey and literature review data, and data from the SHS Travel Diary.

Research Review on Community Care Services Received by Older People
Contractor: Charlotte MacDonald
Due Date: October 2003
Contact: Ruth Whatling [0131 244 3533]
A comprehensive review of the research literature on the range, quality and user perspectives of community care services which older people in Scotland currently receive. The review will also explore national and international examples of good practice in this field.

Mental Health Law Research Programme
Contact: Angela Hallam [0131 244 2813]
Health and Community Care Research Branch is establishing a dedicated programme of research into the operation of mental health law in Scotland. In particular, the programme aims to support the implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and to evaluate its operation and impact. A three-month consultation on the research programme has been carried out, following publication of a consultation paper in March 2003. Analysis of responses to the consultation will be published in September, with a complete research programme published in October or November.

Mental Health Officer Services: Structures and Supports
Contractor: Dr Allyson McCollam, Scottish
Due Date: September 2003
Development Centre for Mental Health
Contact: Angela Hallam [0131 244 2813]
Aims to investigate models of mental health officer service provision which have evolved across Scotland in recent years. Also examines the structures and supports set in place by local authorities to meet the increasing demands placed on mental health officer services by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and early preparations for the implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

Analysis of the Written Evidence Received in Response to a Consultation Exercise: Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 - Review of Code of Practice for Part 5
Heather Wilkinson, Fran Wasoff and Anne Mason, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
Due Date: October 2003
Contact: Angela Hallam [0131 244 2813]
Analysis of written evidence received in response to a process of consultation as part of a review of the part of the Act relating to medical treatment and research.

Review of the Implementation of Part 5 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: a Qualitative Study of Implementation and Early Operation
Heather Wilkinson, Fran Wasoff and Anne Mason, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
Due Date: December 2003
Contact: Angela Hallam [0131 244 2813]
Research to gather the experiences of key stakeholders (users and carers, those with statutory responsibility and those with operational responsibility) of the implementation and early operation of Part 5 of the Act.

Direct what? - A Study of Direct Payments to Mental Health Service Users (2002)
Ridley J and Jones L, Scottish Health Feedback
Study to identify the factors that inhibit the provision of direct payments to people with mental health problems and to explore ways in which their provision can be facilitated.
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Review of Care Management in Scotland (2002)
Stalker K and Campbell I, University of Stirling
This study was commissioned to review the use of the care management approach in local authorities across Scotland. The study looked at the way in which local authorities defined care management and how they used it to sustain people requiring care at home.
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How does the Community Care? Public Attitudes to Community Care in Scotland (2002)
Lisa Curtice, Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability, and Alison Petch, Nuffield Centre for Community Care Studies
As part of the 2001 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, the Scottish Executive funded a module of 40 questions on the attitudes of people in Scotland to a range of community care issues.
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Well? What do you think? A National Scottish Survey of Public Attitudes to Mental Health, Well Being and Mental Health Problems (2002)
Richard Glendinning, Tim Buchanan and Nickie Rose (NOP Social and Political) with Angela Hallam
The survey investigated people's understanding of mental health and well being, sources of information about mental health issues, experience and perceptions of mental health problems, and attitudes towards mental health problems and the people who experience them.
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'Don't they call it seamless care?': A study of acute psychiatric discharge (2002)
Lucy Simons, Alison Petch and Richard Caplan
This study explores the experience of acute discharge for 173 individuals who had spent between a week and six months as a psychiatric in-patient. The experience of service users and informal carers was located within a broader context through interviews with key informants from wards, Trusts, Health Boards and Local Authorities.
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National Framework for the Prevention of Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm in Scotland: Analysis of Written Submissions to Consultation (2002)
Ridley J, Scottish Health Feedback
This research analysed written responses to a consultation on the draft National Framework for the Prevention of Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm carried out by the Scottish Executive's Health Department between October 2001 and February 2002. The purpose of the analysis was to ensure the viewpoints and insights offered by the 140 consultation respondents could be taken into account in the future development of the Framework, and that any remaining gaps could be addressed.
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