The Secure Quality Involvement (SeQuIn) tool: benchmarking co-production in secure services

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This paper reports upon a service evaluation of the development and implementation of a new Secure Quality Involvement Tool for benchmarking practices which promote participation and shared decision making within secure mental health services. Patients and staff from secure services across the UK Yorkshire and Humber region developed the benchmarking tool together during several pre-arranged meetings. Their use and experience of the tool was then discussed at the same networked meetings and through focus groups to gain insight into experiences developing the tool. Four distinct themes were identified which we have titled: Taking time, taking care; The value not the label; An instrument of the network; and, All people working together. These are considered in the context of acting cooperatively and creatively. We conclude staff and patients can work together effectively the benefit of each other and secure services. The benchmarking tool provides a readymade way to appraise quality improvements.

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