Outcomes of referrals over a six-month period to a mental health gateway team

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-534

  Ryan, T ^a,b,c   Hatfield, B ^b   Sharma, I ^b  

^a Tony Ryan Associates

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Manchester ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community mental health teams; Gateway workers; Mental health; Primary care; Referral outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 34548172487     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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