Copying letters to older people in mental health services - Policy with unfulfilled potential

Quality in Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 31-38

  Clark, Michael ^a,b   Benbow, Susan Mary ^c,d   Scott, Vanessa ^e   Moreland, Neil ^f   Jolley, David ^c  

^a National Institutes of Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b Care Services Improvement Partnership

^c Centre for Ageing and Mental Health ^*

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Clinicians; Copying letters; Dementia; Patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950937130     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200800018     Document Type: Article

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