Data, circumstance and politics: reflections on regional mental health planning

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dc.contributor.authorFuller, J.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, J.
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractWe use our experience as consultants to a regional mental health planning project in South Australia to describe three practical aspects of regional health planning. First, we systematically summarised various data on socio-demographic indicators, health status and health service use along with qualitative opinion about needs and services from consultations with over 200 stakeholders. In addition to these data, we found that attention to two other aspects of planning, circumstance and politics, were of critical importance, particularly if the plan was to be implemented and as a way of turning thinking into action.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Health Review, 2004; 27(1):93-102
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH042710093
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.issn1449-8944
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/4059
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Healthcare Association
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/ah042710093
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMental Health Services
dc.subjectDemography
dc.subjectPolitics
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectNeeds Assessment
dc.subjectConsultants
dc.subjectRural Health Services
dc.subjectRegional Health Planning
dc.subjectMedically Underserved Area
dc.subjectHealth Planning Councils
dc.subjectHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectCommunity Participation
dc.titleData, circumstance and politics: reflections on regional mental health planning
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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