Staff shortages in the mental health workforce: The case of the disappearing approved social worker

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 504-513

  Huxley, Peter ^a   Evans, Sherrill ^a   Webber, Martin ^a   Gately, Claire ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approved social worker; Community mental health services; Mental health social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 27344438934     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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