Review of the Advanced Interventions Service National Services Division September 2011
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Review of the Advanced Interventions Service National Services Division September 2011 - TABLE OF CONTENTS - Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... I TABLE OF TABLES ..............................................................................................................................IV TABLE OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................V NATIONAL SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REVIEW OF ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS SERVICE ..............................................................................................VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................VI 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3 1.2. REVIEW AIM AND OBJECTIVE........................................................................................................... 3 1.3. REVIEW METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 3 1.3.1. Review approach ............................................................................................................ 3 1.3.2. Service user engagement approach ............................................................................... 4 1.3.3. High-level mapping of services for people with the conditions covered by the Advanced Interventions Service ....................................................................................................... 4 2. OVERVIEW OF CONDITIONS COVERED AND TREATMENTS OFFERED BY THE ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS SERVICE ................................................................................................................... 5 2.1. CONDITIONS COVERED BY THE SERVICE ............................................................................................. 5 2.1.1. Treatment-refractory depression ................................................................................... 5 2.1.2. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ...................................................................................... 6 2.2. SURGICAL PROCEDURES PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE .............................................................................. 7 2.2.1. Anterior cingulotomy ...................................................................................................... 7 2.2.2. Vagus nerve stimulation ................................................................................................. 8 3. CURRENT NATIONAL SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS OF SCOTLAND .................................................... 9 3.1. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.2. MENTAL HEALTH (CARE AND TREATMENT) (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................ 10 3.2.1. Ablative neurosurgery .................................................................................................. 10 3.2.2. Non-ablative procedures .............................................................................................. 11 3.3. NATIONAL SERVICE DEFINITION ..................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1. Service objective ........................................................................................................... 11 3.3.2. Service specification ..................................................................................................... 11 3.4. SERVICE INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTION ................................. 12 3.5. SERVICE STAFFING PROFILE ........................................................................................................... 12 3.6. CURRENT NATIONAL SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS OF SCOTLAND – CONCLUSIONS .......................................... 12 4. NATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITY LEVELS ....................................................................................... 14 4.1. ACTIVITY SINCE NATIONAL DESIGNATION ......................................................................................... 14 4.2. AVERAGE ANNUAL ACTIVITY ......................................................................................................... 14 4.3. BREAKDOWN OF ANNUAL ACTIVITY SINCE NATIONAL DESIGNATION ....................................................... 15 4.4. NHS BOARD OF REFERRAL ........................................................................................................... 16 4.5. CONVERSION RATE TO SURGERY .................................................................................................... 17 4.6. ASSESSMENT PROCESS ................................................................................................................ 18 4.7. REFERRAL PATHWAYS BETWEEN NHS SCOTLAND AND THE REST OF THE UK ........................................... 19 4.8. NATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITY LEVELS – CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................... 19 5. PATIENT ILLNESS CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................ 20 5.1. DEPRESSION CHARACTERISTICS...................................................................................................... 20 5.1.1. Depression characteristics of service users proceeding to anterior cingulotomy ......... 20 5.1.2. Depression characteristics of service users proceeding to vagus nerve stimulation .... 21 5.2. ILLNESS CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH OCD ........................................................................... 22 5.3. PATIENT ILLNESS CHARACTERISTICS – CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................... 24 i - TABLE OF CONTENTS - 6. QUALITY OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE ....................................................................................... 25 6.1. CLINICAL QUALITY - INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 25 6.1.1. Rating scales adopted by the service............................................................................ 25 6.1.2. Depression ratings used for the purposes of the review .............................................. 25 6.1.3. OCD ratings used for the purposes of the review ......................................................... 26 6.2. CLINICAL QUALITY – PATIENT OUTCOMES ........................................................................................ 26 6.2.1. Anterior cingulotomy outcomes - Change in depressive symptoms/OCD symptoms at follow-up appointment after anterior cingulotomy procedure ..................................................... 26 6.2.2. Vagus nerve stimulation outcomes .............................................................................. 29 6.2.3. Adverse effects of intervention ..................................................................................... 30 6.2.4. Critical incidents ........................................................................................................... 31 6.3. NON-CLINICAL QUALITY ............................................................................................................... 31 6.3.1. Initiatives to support service development ................................................................... 31 6.3.2. Patient feedback ........................................................................................................... 31 6.4. QUALITY OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE – CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................... 33 7. PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDES TOWARD NEUROSURGERY FOR MENTAL DISORDER AMONGST THE SCOTTISH PSYCHIATRIC COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCES OF THE ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS SERVICE .............................................................................................. 34 7.1. RESPONSE RATE AND DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................ 34 7.2. PERCEPTION OF NEUROSURGERY FOR MENTAL DISORDERS ................................................................ 35 7.2.1. Diagnostic categories perceived to be appropriate for various neurosurgical treatments ..................................................................................................................................... 36 7.2.2. Respondent’s perception of number of patients in their clinical practice who might have been suitable for assessment for a neurosurgical intervention ............................................ 37 7.3. AWARENESS OF THE ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS SERVICE .................................................................. 37 7.3.1. Perception of the Advanced Interventions Service ....................................................... 37 7.3.2. Awareness of the Advanced Interventions Service ....................................................... 38 7.3.3. Referrals into Advanced Interventions Service ............................................................. 38 7.3.4. Reasons preventing referral into Advanced Interventions