Service innovation: Assertive outreach teams for adults with learning disability

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 138-141

  Prakash, Jamuna ^a   Andrews, Tim ^b   Porter, Ian ^b,c  

^a OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Ridgeway Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^c Learning Disability Assertive Outreach Team ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; TEAMWORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34147150663     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.105.004648     Document Type: Article

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