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Table 5 Information systems, evidence and research

From: Mental health systems in six Caribbean small island developing states: a comparative situational analysis

Indicator

Anguilla

Bermuda

BVI

Cayman Islands

Montserrat

TCI

General Health Information systems

Paper-based system at the hospital manually inputted into database

Paper-based system in hospital soon to become electronic

Single electronic system across health system (CELLMA)

Electronic system in government hospital. Government health insurance scheme also holds information

Paper-based system across health system. Plans for electronic system exist

Electronic system in hospital. Not in primary care yet

Mental Health indicators for strategic monitoring

No

No

Some mental health data included in national health monitoring

Paper-based monitoring form used quarterly for limited number of indicators from public and private healthcare providers

No

No

Performance report of the mental healthcare services

No

No

Some mental health data included from primary care, although not as registers (which exist for diabetes, asthma etc.)

Reporting includes some mental health data

Mental health services produce annual report on activity

No

Local mental health research conducted

No

No

No

No

No

No