Do patients really want copies of their GP letter? A questionnaire survey of older adults and their carers

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 199-200

  Dale, Jenny ^a   Tadros, George ^a   Adams, Susan ^a   Deshpande, Nikhila ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 2942674670     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.28.6.199     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (2000) The NHS Plan. London: Stationery Office.
2. CHANTLER, C. & JOHNSON, J. (2002) Patients should receive copies of letters and summaries. BMJ, 325, 388-389.
3. JELLEY, D., VAN ZWANENBERG, T. & WALKER, C. (2002) Copying letters to patients: concerns of clinicians and patients need to be addressed first. BMJ, 325, 1359.
4. MEREDITH, B. (2002) Policy should be implemented as soon as possible. BMJ, 325, 1359.
5. MURRAY, G., NANDHRA, H., HYMAS, N. & HUNT, N. (2003) Psychiatrists omit information from letters when they know patients will be sent copies. BMJ, 326, 449.
6. NOBLE, L. M., DOUGLAS, B. C. & NEWMAN, S. P. (1999) What do patients want and what do we know? A review of patients' requests of psychiatric services. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 100, 321-327.