Putting it into Practice: Will the New Mental Health Act Slow Down or Accelerate Integrated Working?

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 22-29

  Rapaport, Joan ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Legislation; Mental Health; Professional Roles; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993082538     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200800029     Document Type: Review

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