Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) 16

4. Brief overview of measures

Provide a brief overview of the measures that comprise the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC).

Outcomes and Casemix Measures for Adults

l Clinician rated

l Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) l Life Skills Profile (LSP-16) l Mental Health Phase of Care (MH PoC) l Consumer self-report (varies across states and territories) l Mental Health Inventory (MHI-38) l Kessler 10 (K-10) l Behaviour and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32)

Hand out copies of the measures. Use your local service material.

Provide a brief overview of the measures being used in public sector mental health services, highlighting that there are clinician rated measures as well as consumer rated measures.

The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) is a collection of 12 scales designed to capture information regarding the severity of problems for a consumer in 12 common areas. The Life Skills Profile 16 (LSP-16) is an abbreviated version of the Life Skills Profile - a measure of function and disability. The Mental Health Phase of Care (PoC) aims to operationalise the concept of a phase of illness with people moving between stable and acute phases within an episode of illness. Consumer self-report measures differ across jurisdictions and trainers should refer to the appropriate measure for their jurisdiction.

These instruments were selected on the following criteria: • Acceptable - Brief - minimum rater workload - Practical - fit clinical processes - Minimal cost - Simple scoring & interpretation - Minimal training required