The nature and activity of liaison mental services in acute hospital settings: a multi-site cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the clinical activity patterns and nature of interventions of hospital-based liaison psychiatry services in England.

Methods

Multi-site, cross-sectional survey. 18 acute hospitals across England with a liaison psychiatry service. All liaison staff members, at each hospital site, recorded data on each patient they had face to face contact with, over a 7 day period. Data included location of referral, source of referral, main clinical problem, type of liaison intervention employed, staff professional group and grade, referral onto other services, and standard assessment measures.

Results

A total of 1475 face to face contacts from 18 hospitals were included in the analysis, of which approximately half were follow-up reviews. There was considerable

SUBMITTER: Saraiva S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157982 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature