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‘Medical clearance’ and referral to liaison psychiatry: a national service evaluation
| العنوان: | ‘Medical clearance’ and referral to liaison psychiatry: a national service evaluation |
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| المؤلفون: | George Gillett, Sophie Westwood, Alex B. Thomson, William Lee |
| المصدر: | BJPsych Bulletin, Vol 48, Pp 151-158 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Psychiatry |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Liaison psychiatry, medical clearance, qualitative research, clinical governance, comorbidity, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
| الوصف: | Aims and method The prevalence of delaying psychiatric care until the patient has received ‘medical clearance’, and the definitions and understanding of ‘medical clearance’ terminology by relevant clinicians, are largely unknown. In a service evaluation of adult liaison psychiatry services across England, we explore the prevalence, definitions and understanding of ‘medical clearance’ terminology in three parallel studies: (a) an analysis of trust policies, (b) a survey of liaison psychiatry services and (c) a survey of referring junior doctors. Content and thematic analyses were performed. Results ‘Medical clearance’ terminology was used in the majority of trust policies, reported as a referral criterion by many liaison psychiatry services and had been encountered by most referring doctors. ‘Medical clearance’ was identified as a common barrier to liaison psychiatry referral. Terms were inconsistently used and poorly defined. Clinical implications Many liaison psychiatry services seem not to comply with guidance promoting parallel assessment. This may affect parity of physical and mental healthcare provision. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2056-4694 2056-4708 |
| Relation: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000438/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2056-4694; https://doaj.org/toc/2056-4708 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bjb.2023.43 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/849b3098de0a48b191e4072ed74d3f10 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.849b3098de0a48b191e4072ed74d3f10 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20564694 20564708 |
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| DOI: | 10.1192/bjb.2023.43 |