Can the introduction of a quality of life tool affect individual professional practice and the quality of care planning in a community mental health team?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 941-946

  Murphy, N ^a   Cutts, H ^a  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration responsibility and barriers; Quality of life; Recovery; Use of audit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70449433866     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01495.x     Document Type: Article

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