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Record series

Review of North Western Mental Health Program, Reports and Publications

VPRS 19240
1992 - 2013
Open
North Melbourne
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Agencies

This record series was created by:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA1048 ): 1992 - 2013
Agencies responsible for this record series:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital 1841 - 1935; The Amalgamated Melbourne and Essendon Hospitals 1986 - 1989) ( VA 1048 ): 1992 - present

Date Range

Series date range: 1992 - 2013
Series in custody: 1992 - 2013
Contents in custody: 1992 - 2013

Function / Content

This series comprises reports and publications of reviews of the North Western Mental Health (NWMH) Program.

NWMH was established in August 1996, as the 'North Western Health Network Mental Health Program' by the Western Health Care Network (VA 5262).

The NWMH Program evolved as an outcome of the redevelopment of Health Care Networks in the mid-1990s and the closures of standalone psychiatric hospitals including Footscray Psychiatric Hospital in 1997 and Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital (VA 2845). The aim of the Program was to bring together the major mental health services of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (VA 1048), Western [Footscray] Hospital (VA 1260) and North West Hospital (VA 5265).

The records in this series include: reviews and research on programs and services for aged persons, adult community services, and youth health. Issues addressed include: clinical aggression management, carers of non-English speaking patients, and neuropsychiatry.

Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives.

How to use the records

Consult the list of records in this series.

Recordkeeping system

This is an artificial series of unregistered files.