Organisation and delivery of liaison psychiatry services in general hospitals in England: results of a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the current provision of hospital-based liaison psychiatry services in England, and to determine different models of liaison service that are currently operating in England.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study comprising an electronic survey followed by targeted telephone interviews.

Setting

All 179 acute hospitals with an emergency department in England.

Participants

168 hospitals that had a liaison psychiatry service completed an electronic survey. Telephone interviews were conducted for 57 hospitals that reported specialist liaison services additional to provision for acute care.

Measures

Data included the location, service structures and staffing, working practices, relations with other mental health service providers, p

SUBMITTER: Walker A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6120655 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature