What is the Dashboard?
The DASHBOARD is a tool which is designed to support the measurement of key priorities within race equality and mental health.
Why is the tool called the Dashboard?
The
Dashboard concept arose from the idea of a car dashboard - the dials on
a Dashboard indicate how far you have travelled, speed of travel and
potential risks (e.g. low fuel, high temperatures etc). In the case of
DRE, the Dashboard is designed as a framework which supports NHS
organisations (the Department of Health, Strategic Health Authorities,
Primary Care Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and provider organisations)
to:
- Track their progress on Race Equality in Mental Health at a local and regional level.
- Contribute to national data around the 6 priority areas
- Measure the pace of change and identify areas for improvement
What are the Dashboard Priorities?
The Dashboard priorities are:
- Access to early intervention
- Access to crisis resolution/home treatment
- Use of assertive outreach services
- Access to psychological therapies
- Implementation of Supervised Community Treatment (under the Mental Health Act 2008)
- Recruitment and impact of Community Development Workers
How can I use the Dashboard?
Many of the indicators on the Dashboard highlight the basic data requirement to measure progress on race equality. In many cases they highlight the importance of ethnic monitoring in a particular part of the service, in others they focus on the importance of equal access.
Download Dashboard Documentation
The updated Dashboard documentation is split into 2 documents. No changes have been made to guidance or indicators. Click on a link to download
Delivering Race Equality Dashboard Presentation by Margaret Oates
Click here to download a copy of the presentation