Primary/ secondary mental health integration demo project
This section provides information about the Ministry’s demonstration project on primary/secondary mental health integration.
The final report on demonstration sites: March 2012 provides an evaluation review from the demonstration sites in New Zealand that volunteered to participate in this project. This is the final report for this project. It incorporates and builds on the findings identified and lessons learned in the review report on demonstration sites: June 2011.
This section provides information about the Ministry’s demonstration project on primary/secondary mental health integration.
The final report on demonstration sites: March 2012 provides an evaluation review from the demonstration sites in New Zealand that volunteered to participate in this project. This is the final report for this project. It incorporates and builds on the findings identified and lessons learned in the review report on demonstration sites: June 2011.
About the project
Overview
The purpose of the Primary/Secondary Mental Health Integration Project was to facilitate service development by showcasing successful implementation of mental health and addiction initiatives delivered in primary care settings that improve people’s access to services, improve continuity of care, and reduce duplication of effort. The project began in early 2010.
The initiatives demonstrated in this project were:
Demonstration sites
The five demonstration sites were:
- Wairarapa and West Coast - for all three demonstration areas
- Midlands (Taranaki) and Canterbury - for specialist telephone advice to GPs
- Alliance Health Plus (AH+) - for electronic notes sharing
A Ministry project team worked with the mental health and addictions implementation teams in each of the demonstration sites to support implementation of their primary/secondary mental health and addictions integration initiatives and to facilitate the sharing of their experience with the sector.
The way forward
From a Ministry of Health perspective the key learnings identified in the Primary/Secondary Mental Health Integration Project will be used in supporting the sector to move towards a more integrated mental health and addiction service.
The Mental Health and Addiction Service Development Plan 2012-2017 will provide direction and specific actions on integration between primary care and specialist services with emphasis on a stepped care approach. It is a framework for implementing previously agreed government priorities, and incorporating key themes from the former Mental Health Commission’s June 2012 document Blueprint II: Improving mental health and wellbeing for all New Zealanders: How things need to be.
Contact
For information about the project please contact:
Liz Parker, DDI 04 816 2147 ,