Old age psychiatry home treatment team - Preliminary audit of a service improvement project

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 648-649

  Fraser, Kathryn ^a   Clark, Michael ^b   Benbow, Susan M ^a,c   Williams, Gloria ^a   Burchess, Ivan ^a  

^a Wolverhampton City PCT ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Care Services Improvement Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALE FOR ADULTS OVER 65; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 67649383458     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2144     Document Type: Letter

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