Gatekeeping access to community mental health teams: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-395

  McEvoy, Phil ^a   Richards, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community mental health teams; Gatekeeping; Hierarchy of appropriateness; Key contextual influences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENEFICENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MORALS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATE MEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847249572     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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