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| A UK survey of psychiatric services for older people in general hospitals | | Author(s) | John Holmes, Kris Bentley, Ian Cameron |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 18, no 8, August 2003 |
| Pages | pp 716-721 |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; General hospitals ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The management of co-morbid psychiatric and physical illnesses in older people is an important issue for the health service. The authors carried out a postal questionnaire survey of consultant old age psychiatrists. The aim was to determine the range of UK old age psychiatry service models for older people in general hospital wards, and the opinions of clinicians on future service priorities and development. 73% of services were provided through a generic, sector-based, consultant psychiatry model. The remaining 27% employed a range of general hospital-based liaison psychiatry services for older people, involved in proactively seeking referrals and educating general hospital staff. Those providing a generic sector-based model were significantly slower at responding to referrals. 89% of respondents were unhappy with their services to older people in general hospital wards. Organisational barriers to change included management of mental and physical health care by different organisations. Training, both of psychiatric staff in this specialist area and of general hospital staff in the detection and basic management of common psychiatric conditions in the general hospital setting were felt to be necessary. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030916207 A |
| Classmark | LP: LD3: 3F |
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