The implementation of activity-based funding (ABF) in mental health from 1 July 2013 has
significant risks and benefits. It is critical that the process of implementation is consistent with …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to inform mental health professionals about Activity-based
funding (ABF) and the implications for data collection and clinical practice, in particular for …

Background. Activity-based funding mechanisms are widely used in acute care. In England,
payment by results is being extended to mental health care, but its financial viability is …

MJA 196 (3)· 20 February 2012 160 in 2007 showed that treatment rates for people with a
mental illness were unchanged since 1997. 8 If the spending effort in Action Area 2 has not …

Funding for mental health services in England faces many challenges, including operating
under financial constraints where it is not easy to demonstrate the link between activity and …

In the context of international interest in reforming mental health payment systems, national
policy in England has sought to move towards an episodic funding approach. Patients are …

Objective The aims of this study were to quantify Australian federal and state government
expenditure on mental health carer services for 2014–15, map the types of services being …

Against the backdrop of a tight financial climate, a new method of funding mental health
services is being rolled out in England's National Health Service. Called payment by results …

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48 (9) could be required to ensure
adequate government funding for front-line mental health services (Castle, 2013). Ideally …

Background With the implicit neglect for the integration of mental health services into
general health service development in South Africa, there is an urgent need for an …