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National action to improve the quality of mental health services: a summary of activity 1992-2003

This discussion paper provides information on what has been achieved nationally in improving the quality of Australian public specialised mental health services over the first decade of the National Mental Health Strategy.

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Information Strategy Committee
AHMAC National Mental Health Working Group

Discussion Paper No. 6
National Mental Health Strategy

ISBN 0-642-82741-9
Publications Approval number: 3705

Additional copies of the report can be obtained from the:
Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601

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Acknowledgments

The Information Strategy Committee would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by the Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, in particular the ISC would like to thank Meredith Williams.

Suggested reference

AHMAC NMHWG Information Strategy Committee (2005) National Action to Improve the Quality of Australian Mental Health Services, ISC Discussion Paper No. 6, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra

Disclaimer

Papers published as part of the Information Strategy Committee Discussion Paper series are not meant to be prescriptive and do not represent any official Government, National Mental Health Working Group, or Information Strategy Committee position. They are intended to stimulate discussion on a range of mental health information development and outcome measurement issues. The views expressed in these papers are not necessarily the views of the Commonwealth or any Australian State or Territory.
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Previous ISC Discussion Papers

  • Discussion Paper No 1 – Local area information systems for mental health services: general principles and guidelines (Morris-Yates, A & Andrews, G), 1997, (out of print)

  • Discussion Paper No 2 – Report of the National Indigenous Mental Health Data Workshop, 1998 (out of print)

  • Discussion Paper No. 3 – e-mental Health in Australia: Implications of the Internet and Related Technologies for Policy, (Christensen, H, Griffiths, K & Evans, K), 2002

  • Discussion Paper No. 4 – Towards National Benchmarks for Australian Mental Health Services (Eagar, K, Burgess, P & Buckingham, B), 2003

  • Discussion Paper No. 5 – Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services (Information Strategy Committee AHMAC National Mental Health Working Group), 2005

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