Mental health service in rural and remote areas program evaluation
This evaluation assessed the overall appropriateness, effectiveness and impact of the Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA) program.
Table of contents
1 Executive summary- 2 Introduction
- 3 Background
- 4 The evaluation
- 5 Structure of the key findings and discussion
- 6 Key findings and discussions - appropriateness
- 7 Key findings and discussion - effectiveness
- 7.1 Access by age, gender and population group
- Children and adolescents
- Adults
- Men
- Older people
- Stage one and two data by gender and age group
- Stage two data by gender and state/territory
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Other population groups
- Stage one and two data – number of clients per health professional
- Consumer comments
- Access to GPs
- Access to communities for health professionals
- 7.2 Outcomes
- 7.3 Evidence based care
- 7.4 Linkages
- 7.5 Interdisciplinary primary mental health care
- 7.6 Practices of GPs
- 7.7 Practices of other health professionals
- 7.8 MBS services
- 8 Key findings and discussion - efficiency
- 9 Recommendations
- Appendices
- Appendix A Stakeholders consulted
- Appendix B Evaluation framework
- Appendix C Consultation tools
- MHSRRA questionnaire tool - non-government organisations
- Contextual information
- Overall effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of the program
- Changes in supply and distribution of allied and mental health services in rural and remote Australia
- Uptake of the program
- Program implementation relevant to patient outcomes, evidence-based care and client need/expectations
- Other evaluation questions
- MHSRRA questionnaire tool - peak bodies
- MHSRRA Questionnaire tool - consumers/carers
- E-survey - peak bodies
- E-survey - non-government organisations
- E-survey - consumers/carers
- Appendix D Non-government organisation data analysis: stage one
- Appendix E Non-government organisations data analysis: stage two
- Appendix F Non-government organisations e-survey results - data analysis
- Non-government organisations
- Indicate your gender
- MHSRRA program
- Objectives
- Are the objectives related to the needs of the target group?
- Does the program provide for adequate resources and funding to achieve its objectives?
- Are you aware of communication between the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and your organisation in relation to the MHSRRA program?
- Rate communication from the Australian Government Department of Heatlh and Ageing to your non-government organisation
- Access to and support from Department officers regarding program questions
- Was there collaboration with other Australian Government Departments or State/Territory Government Departments in relation to the program?
- What was the frequency in collaboration with other relevant government departments to address issues faced by rural and remote communities?
- Rate the effectiveness of program collaboration and communication at the local level
- Were you involved in program reporting?
- Rate the local program procedures for measuring efficiency
- Rate the central program (Australian Government) procedures for measuring efficiency
- Has the MHSRRA program been an effective response to improving the access gaps and need for primary mental health care for people with high prevalence mental health disorders living in rural and remote areas of Australia?
- In your experience has the MHSRRA program improved the supply and distribution of the nursing and allied mental health workforce in the areas of program operation?
- Rate the linkages of the MHSRRA program with other mental health related programs
- Did you establish linkages with other programs
- To what extent has the MHSRRA program provided interdisciplinary mental health care for people with a mental health disorder in rural and remote Australia
- To what extent has the MHSRRA program changed the practice of GPs/nursing and allied health professionals working in program areas?
- Do you have an understanding of the geographic distribution/ redistribution of health professionals associated with this program?
- How would you rate the processes at the local, State and national levels to determine geographic distribution/redistribution of health professionals to non-government organisations?
- To what extent has the MHSRRA Program provided access to mental health care for people with mental health disorders living in rural and remote areas of Australia (by age and by gender)?
- To what extent has the Program provided equitable access to populations in need?
- To what extent has the MHSRRA Program contributed
- Appendix G E-survey results: peak bodies
- Appendix H E-survey results: consumers/carers
- Appendix I Glossary
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