Mapping mental health service access: Achieving equity through quality improvement

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 286-292

  Green, Stuart A ^a   Poots, Alan J ^a   Marcano Belisario, Jose ^a   Samarasundera, Edgar ^a,b   Green, John ^c   Honeybourne, Emmi ^d   Barnes, Ruth ^a,e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Westminster IAPT Primary Care Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^e London Borough of Ealing ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

geographical heterogeneity; inequity; mental health; public health; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; GEOGRAPHICAL HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INEQUITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GEOGRAPHICAL HETEROGENEITY; INEQUITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

ANXIETY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84878841799     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds071     Document Type: Article

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