Page last updated: 30-APR-2008

ISD Programmes

Mental Health Information Programme

Our vision is to be a valued partner in the improvement of the quality of mental health care by improving mental health information.

Objectives 2008/09

  • To provide an information service to key national and local stakeholders
  • To deliver information, which supports issues identified in Better Health, Better Care
  • To work with the Scottish Government to ensure that information is available to monitor progress towards the mental health HEAT targets
  • To identify and address information gaps through key development projects

Programme Summary

The programme aims to:

  • Generate high quality information via primary data collection and secondary data analyses
  • Work in partnership with other organisations to ensure that programme outputs are relevant to key stakeholders in the field of mental health care (e.g. policy makers, practitioners, academics, media)
  • Provide objective and scientifically rigorous interpretations of mental illness data/information, and
  • Support national level working groups through the provision of technical advice on uses of information and its generation

Contact Details

Contact: Mike Muirhead, Programme Principal
Tel: +44 (0) 131 275 6614
Email: mike.muirhead@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Contact: Karen Brown, Programme Support Officer
Tel:+44 (0) 131 275 6885
Email: karen.brown@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Web: www.isdscotland.org/imhip

Steering Group/ Programme Board

  • Geoff Huggins, Head of Mental Health Division - Scottish Government Health Department
  • Shaben Begum, Director - Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
  • Kirsteen Cameron, eCare Manager - Scottish Government Health Department
  • Denise Coia, Psychiatric Advisor - Scottish Government Health Department
  • Mark Fleming, Service Development Manager - NHS Ayrshire and Arran
  • Carol Gortmans - National Schizophrenia Fellowship
  • Sandra Grant - Voices of Experience
  • James Hendry, Consultant Psychiatrist - St. John?s Hospital
  • Alan Hyslop, IM&T Strategy Manager - Scottish Government Health Department
  • John Loudon, Clinical Advisor Mental Health - NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
  • Allyson McCollam, Director - Scottish Dev. Centre for Mental Health
  • Rod Muir, Consultant in Public Health Medicine - ISD Scotland
  • Hugh O?Neill, Service User Involvement Officer - NHS Argyll & Clyde
  • Linda Reid - The Scottish Government
  • Alex McMahon, Mental Health Nursing Advisor - Scottish Government Health Department
  • Paul Woolman, Projects Team Leader - NHS National Services Scotland

Main contact: Email Damian Sefton