An extra pair of hands? A case study of the introduction of support workers in community mental health teams for older adults

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 734-743

  McCrae, Niall ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^b   Murray, Joanna ^a   Prior, Sue ^b   Silverman, Ann Marisa ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Section of Mental Health and Ageing ^*

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Mental health; Role clarity; Support workers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONDON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 51149108269     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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