Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Background: Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) claims people with mental illnesses/addictions need improved care/overuse emergency departments. MOHLTC expects Coordinated Care Planning (CCP, teams of mental/physical health professionals, social workers and informal caregivers) to improve care and lower emergency department returns/healthcare costs. CCPs are… more Full Text: THE RELATIONSHIP OF POLICY AIMS AND IMPLEMENTATION: ONTARIO COORDINATED CARE PLANNING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ISSUES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of …