People with a severe mental illness are also Bribie – Beachmere. An estimated 6 per cent of the population commenced a GP mental health more likely to have higher rates of: plan in the Brisbane Inner and Strathpine areas. Despite an inequitable distribution of services, high severe mental health needs are also evident in social isolation the Caboolture area service use data. Analysis of the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program family breakdown between 2011-12 and 2014-15 indicate that the most common residence of patients was Caboolture (811 patients), followed by the Hills District (625 patients) and Strathpine (552 stigma patients). While the number of patients requiring mental health nurse services was high in Caboolture, the number of services delivered in this area was low, indicating a gap. discrimination and the need for Severe mental acute care Age-standardised rates of overnight hospitalisations related to Schizophrenia and delusional illness disorders are 185 per 100,000 people in the PHN compared to the national rate of 160 per hospital admissions 100,000 people (2013-14). While hospitalisation rates remained consistent between 2013-14 and 2014-15, the number of bed days increased across the PHN region. Across the country when grouped by local area (SA3s) remoteness and socioeconomic status the Brisbane Inner SA3 region featured at the top for schizophrenia and delusional disorders in major cities where the status was medium. Section 3 – Outcomes of the service needs analysis Outcomes of service needs analysis Identified Need Key Issue Description of Evidence Low intensity Inadequate coverage of low intensity The PHN completed a service map of low intensity services in July 2016, which aims to provide a services in the PHN region. Existing services comprehensive overview of the range and type of low intensity mental health services delivered in mental illness are not fully integrated into existing the PHN region. The service map is currently used to inform further needs assessment and stepped care models of primary healthcare. commissioning activity of the PHN for low intensity mental illness. In early 2017, the PHN held a series of community workshops to discuss key issues in the mental health, suicide prevention and AOD treatment services system. The results of the workshop, and subsequent stakeholder engagement indicated that low intensity services, and psychological
Severe mental illness People with a severe mental illness are also more likely to have higher rates of: social isolation family breakdown stigma discrimination and the need for acute care hospital admissions Bribie – Beachmere. An estimated 6 per cent of the population commenced a GP mental health plan in the Brisbane Inner and Strathpine areas. Despite an inequitable distribution of services, high severe mental health needs are also evident in the Caboolture area service use data. Analysis of the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program between 2011-12 and 2014-15 indicate that the most common residence of patients was Caboolture (811 patients), followed by the Hills District (625 patients) and Strathpine (552 patients). While the number of patients requiring mental health nurse services was high in Caboolture, the number of services delivered in this area was low, indicating a gap. Age-standardised rates of overnight hospitalisations related to Schizophrenia and delusional disorders are 185 per 100,000 people in the PHN compared to the national rate of 160 per 100,000 people (2013-14). While hospitalisation rates remained consistent between 2013-14 and 2014-15, the number of bed days increased across the PHN region. Across the country when grouped by local area (SA3s) remoteness and socioeconomic status the Brisbane Inner SA3 region featured at the top for schizophrenia and delusional disorders in major cities where the status was medium. Section 3 – Outcomes of the service needs analysis Outcomes of service needs analysis Identified Need Key Issue Description of Evidence Low intensity mental illness Inadequate coverage of low intensity services in the PHN region. Existing services are not fully integrated into existing stepped care models of primary healthcare. The PHN completed a service map of low intensity services in July 2016, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the range and type of low intensity mental health services delivered in the PHN region. The service map is currently used to inform further needs assessment and commissioning activity of the PHN for low intensity mental illness. In early 2017, the PHN held a series of community workshops to discuss key issues in the mental health, suicide prevention and AOD treatment services system. The results of the workshop, and subsequent stakeholder engagement indicated that low intensity services, and psychological
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