New mental health framework
July 17, 2012
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia yesterday released a new
consultation paper titled
Developing a framework for
pharmacists as partners in the
mental health care team.
Developed in consultation with an
expert steering committee chaired
by Dr Julie Stokes, the document
has input from pharmacy and
mental health organisations as well
as the medical, nursing, psychiatry
and psychology professions plus
consumers and carers.
The framework examines the
services provided by pharmacists in
the delivery of mental health care,
as well as future opportunities
which are categorised in four
phases: health promotion; early
detection and intervention;
minimising illness; and maximising
recovery.
It’s the first stage of a larger
project being undertaken by the
PSA to integrate pharmacists’ skills
into the mental health care team.
The views of the community are
now being sought on the paper, on
what consumers, carers, health
practitioners and stakeholder
organisations would like to see
pharmacists contribute in the
provision of mental health care.
Submissions are invited by 24
August 2012, with the PSA
anticipating that the final
framework will be launched at the
Pharmacy Australia Congress which
will be held in Melbourne in Oct.
The consultation paper is online
at psa.org.au/archives/13109.
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