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Policy
documents
This is a repository of information relevant to the provision,
commissioning and quality control of liaison psychiatry services.
Please contact Dr Temple with suggestions
and contributions
College
reports
Latest Faculty report:
The Faculty report, Liaison Psychiatry and
the management of long-term conditions and medically unexplained
symptoms, makes a case for adding liaison psychiatry to
medical management.
NICE
guidelines
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Occasional
papers
How liaison psychiatry services can transform quality and
productivity in acute settings
This
Mental Health Network Briefing looks at opportunities to
improve quality and efficiency in acute services by focusing on the
needs of the significant number of patients who also have mental
health problems complicating their care and discharge.
It sets out some good practice examples together with academic
evidence to build a business case for liaison psychiatry
services
Service Development
These notes are written by liaison psychiatrists with a range of
experience in establishing liaison services in different hospitals
in the hope that they will help future consultants negotiate some
of the difficult problems which will face them following their
appointment. The notes should be read in conjunction with the
"Model job description for consultant in liaison psychiatry" which
is available to in print form from the College or from the officers
of the Liaison Psychiatry Faculty.
Guide for Service
Development
This site has been developed as a training guide for Liaison
Psychiatrists and service managers. It aims to:
- Highlight changes within the NHS.
- Link liaison psychiatry services into these changes and help
identify opportunities.
- Provide an insight into business cases and their formulation
with real life examples.
- Discuss some survival applroaches for services under
threat.
- Signpost important DH documents and web links of interest.
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