One in five people in WA experience mental health problems each year and nearly half the population will experience a mental health problem at least once in their lifetime. In 2015, 2.2 per cent of people in WA received public clinical mental health care of some kind. Of these, about 40% were new patients.
The objective of this audit is to assess if mental health services are available and meet the needs of people with acute mental health issues.
We will focus on these key questions:
- Do people having acute mental health events get the required care and planning?
- Do people get the follow-up services they need?
- Are Health and MHC effectively using patient and provider information to improve service delivery and design?
Tabling is currently anticipated in the first quarter of 2019.