ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Leong Yew-Meng, CEO

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Tranforming Mental Health Care Service in Singapore.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Mental Health in the City. No.6, 2007.1-3 August 2007 ณ. โรงแรมปรินซ์พาเลซ กรุงเทพมหานคร Page 34.

รายละเอียด / Details:

As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Woodbridge Hospital. Mr.Leong documents the transformation of mental health services in Singapore from its inception in 1841 to the present. He delineates the challenges and provides a strategic overview of the systems implemented to move national mental health care services from custodial management to therapeutic care in community based settings. Through a multiprong system-TOPS Mr. Leong provides insights into the initiatives involved since 2000. These comprise the transformation of the hospital the establishment of Outreach Programmes Partnership and Service Improvement initiatives. The paper discusses how these best practices have contributed to IMH being the first psychiatric hospital in Asia to attain the Joint Commission International (JCI) 2005 accreditation It also managed to clinch the prestigious WHO State of Kuwait Health Promotion Award for its outstanding contribution to mental health promotion and research. In addition the paper will showcase the National Mental Health Blueprint to provide an understanding of strategies that will propel IMH towards each vision of becoming a leading mental health centre in Asia by 2012.

Keywords: mental health, Singapore, IMH, Woodbridge Hospital, service, best practice

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2007

Address: Institute of Mental Health and Woodbridge Hospital Republic of Singapore.

Code: 200700070

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: abstract

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