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Commissioning clinical psychology services for older people, their families and other carers
Author(s)	Steve Boddington
Corporate Author	Psychology Specialists Working with Older People - PSIGE (formerly Psychologists' Special Interest Group Working with Older People), Division of Clinical Psychology, British Psychological Society
Publisher	The British Psychological Society, Leicester, 2005
Pages	9 pp (Briefing paper 5)
Source	The British Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DR. http://www.bps.org.uk http://www.psige.org
Keywords	Psychiatric treatment ; Clinical psychologists ; Standards of provision.
Annotation	This briefing paper is intended for use by clinical psychology service managers and commissioners of services (in both health and social care). It outlines the extent of psychological need in relation to older people with reference to current NHS context; and the role of clinical psychology in meeting older people's needs. It recommends minimum standards on service specifications, service standards and minimum staffing levels. Appendix 2 summarises the role of clinical psychology in respect of the eight standards of the National Service Framework for Older People (NSF). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060627208 B
Classmark	LP: QT9A: 583
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