Give your child and adolescent mental health service a health economics makeover |
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| Authors: | Gareth Furber Leonie Segal |
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| Affiliation: | a Adelaide Metro Mental Health Directorate, Flinders Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Block E, The Flats, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australiab University of South Australia, Health Economics and Social Policy Group, Playford Building P4-26, City East Campus CEA-24, North Terrace, South Australia, 5000, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) must make decisions about what treatments to provide to whom, when, where and how, within limited budgets. This raises questions about how services make such decisions, to best meet the mental health needs of their catchment. The methods and practices of Health Economics, a field with considerable expertise in measuring performance in health systems, can help CAMHS make better informed decisions regarding service provision. This paper identifies a process through a set of focused questions to help CAMHS examine and improve their performance. The aspects covered are service profile, costs, conceptualisation of outcomes and identification of value for money. The recommended approach should help CAMHS redirect resources to maximise benefits for their catchment population. |
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| Keywords: | CAMHS Health economics Performance measurement Service profile Costs Outcomes |
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