An evaluation of the implementation of the FACE Health and Social Assessment in routine psychiatric practice

Abstract

Although competing demands and low priority may underpin the failure to implement FACE it is perhaps clinical staffs lack of conviction in its contribution to improving mental health care that is the fundamental issue.

An exploration of the ability of routine outcome measurement to represent clinically meaningful information regarding individual consumers

“…8 However, standard measures enable clinicians to 'step back' and ensure that decisions are consistent with all of the available information and advised 'good practice'. Commander et al 9 found that the introduction of a standard measure helped support reflective practice. Reflective practice can improve the accuracy of diagnosis, particularly for complex and unusual cases, by overcoming the adverse effects of automatic reasoning that can accompany the development of expertise.…”