Seven steps to mapping health service provision: lessons learned from mapping services for adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

ADHD affects some individuals throughout their lifespan, yet service provision for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) is patchy. Current methods for mapping health service provision are resource intensive, do not map specialist ADHD teams separately from generic mental health services, and often fail to triangulate government data with accounts from service users and clinicians. Without a national audit that maps adult ADHD provision, it is difficult to quantify current gaps in provision and make the case for change. This paper describes the development of a seven step approach to map adult ADHD service provision in the UK.

Methods

A mapping method was piloted in 2016 and run definitively in 2018. A seven step method was developed: 1. Defining the target service 2.

SUBMITTER: Price A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617903 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature