Liaison psychiatry services in Scotland, 2022: online survey of NHS health boards.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and method

Liaison psychiatry services have seen significant developments the UK. Regular surveys of liaison psychiatry in England have contributed to this, but it has not attracted the same interest in Scotland, with only a mention and no commitments in the Scottish Government's Mental Health Strategy. There have been no comprehensive surveys in Scotland and this study was an attempt to explore provisioning of services. A questionnaire was sent to liaison psychiatry services in the mainland Scottish National Health Service (NHS) health boards.

Results

Responses obtained from all 11 boards revealed considerable variation in service provisioning. Services provided through acute rather than mental health directorates seem significantly better resourced.

Clinical implic

SUBMITTER: Shankar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11543307 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature