...Peter Swan This article describes the results of a survey of adult mental health day service staff that explored their views and experiences of day service modernisation. While respondents acknowledged the positive aspects of service modernisation, they also believed that some people might find...

...Jane Thakoordin; Rosina; Elaine This article is an account of day service modernisation in Birmingham, describing how a range of innovative approaches to consultation with service users played a key role in reshaping day services in the city. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

...Peter Bates The modernisation of day services presents many challenges. One key challenge is not to abandon the people that these have traditionally supported. Peter Bates from the National Development Team makes a plea for a modernisation process that clearly recognises the needs of this important...