The Lanarkshire Mental Health Needs Assessment Programme (LMHNAP) was established in 2004 and is based within the Department of Public Health at NHS Lanarkshire and managed by Kevin O'Neill. The programme exist to support the planning and development of services through the provision of information - we call this 'INFORM-ACTION'. Key to the success of the programme has been working closely with senior clinicians who bring their experience and network of contacts to the programme on secondment for periods of time to undertake specific work as Associate Mental Health Needs Assessment Programme Officers. Resulting from Health Needs Assessment projects are shared in various ways including through the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health in Lanarkshire. Within this section of the site the following are published:
Antenatal and Post-natal Mental Health and Well-being Needs in Lanarkshire - Currently being developed by Karen Robertson, Assoociate Director of Nursing. However a summary chapter was included in the Dirctor of Public Health Annual Report, Published 2009. SeeChapter 6 Page 49:
Director of Public Health Annual Report 2008/09 -
http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/publications/Documents/Annual%20Report%20of%20the%20Director%20of%20Public%20Health%202009.pdf
Mental Health Care Needs of People who Self-harm in Lanarkshire - previously Lead by Dr Femi Oshin, Specialist Registrar, Department of Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire, now being progressed by Kevin O'Neill. The full needs assessment is currently being consulted on, however a summary chapter was included in the Dirctor of Public Health Annual Report, 2008- 2009. See Chapter 6 Page 45
Director of Public Health Annual Report 2008/09
Self-harm Health Needs Assessment Seminar Meeting was held on the 16th July 2008 in Hamilton South Lanarkshire. To view the presentations and project outline see below:
Since 2004 the Lanarkshire Mental Health Needs Assessment Programme haspublished mental health needs assessment chapters year on year in the Director of Public Health Annual Report . Many of the issues highlighted in previous chapters have been progressed. The reports are often requested and they are available below. Many people and organisations have contributed to the health needs assessments produced, not least the service users and carers who have shared their stories. .The following co-authors are acknowledged: Kenneth McAllister & Margaret Brown (Older People), Hina Sheikh (Ethnic Minority), John Coffey (Depression), Diane Kane & Sandra Shafii (Eating Disorder).Kevin O'Neill, and John Logan were co-authors in all the needs assessment reports
Four Mental Healh Chapters where also inculded in the Director of Public Helath Annual Report, Published 2009. These are:
Drector of Public Health Annual Report,Published 2009, with all four of the above chapters available here:
The needs assessment programme also links with national programmes to increase understanding of the needs of populations in Lanarkshire. See below:
Towards Race Equality in Mental Health Services: A collaboration between National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health and Lanarkshire Partners. Key Author, Dr Sandra Grant OBE. (PDF 56KB). For information about the Lanarkshire Mental Health and Well-being Needs Assessment Programme (LMHNAP) contact: Kevin O'Neill, Lanarkshire Public Mental Health and Well-being Needs Assessment and Service Development Manager.