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Accreditation of Library and Information Services in the Health Sector

Autism Accreditation

Better Services for People who Self-harm

Child Health Informatics Centre (CHIC)

CHKS

Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd

Community of Communities

Electroconvulsive Therapy Accreditation Service (ECTAS)

Health Promoting Hospitals and Trusts

The Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health–UK (POMH-UK)

Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services

Quality Improvement Network for Multi-agency Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Quality Network for In-Patient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (QNIC)

RDB Star Rating Ltd (Residential and Domiciliary Care Benchmarking)

Trent Accreditation Scheme

Quality Improvement Network for Multi-agency Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Corporate origins, affiliations, memberships
  • Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Research and Training Unit

  • Department of Health

  • FOCUS (Gatsby Charitable Foundation)

Objectives

To support continuous service improvement of ‘Tier 2 & 3’ Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Scope and focus of programme

The QINMAC initiative is concerned with the quality of service provided to young people who are receiving care from Specialist ‘Tier 2 and 3’ CAMHS, or who should be receiving such care. 

Part of QINMAC’s focus is the extent to which Specialist CAMHS work with partner agencies when young people require the provisions of other services. 

Products and services
  • A set of service standards for ‘Tier 2 & 3’ CAMHS

  • A set of service standards for Learning Disability CAMHS.

  • A system of self- and external peer-review.

  • Reports for each member service, highlighting areas of achievement and areas for improvement.

  • Support for the local implementation of national policy as identified in the standards.

  • An annual national report to allow services to benchmark their activity with other services.

  • Facilitation of information sharing between staff in the network, e.g. regarding best practice.

  • Support for routine data collection, e.g. regarding clinical and cost outcomes, and patient feedback.

Other services include:

  • Email discussion group

  • Newsletter

  • Annual members forum

Standards

The QINMAC Standards and QINMAC Learning Disability Standards are available from the QINMAC webpage.

Web-site

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/cru/qinmac.htm

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