Initial Assessment and Eligibility for Secondary Care Mental Health Services: Not a Simple Equation
Malcolm Firth
(Social Work, University of Salford)
Frank Hanily
(East Lancashire Primary Care Trust & Lancashire County Council)
Paul Garratt
(Care Programme Approach, Manchester Mental Health & Social Care NHS Trust)
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Abstract
This paper identifies the challenges of interpreting and implementing appropriate eligibility criteria and assessment processes in adult mental health services, with reference to an inner‐city Trust's own protocols. Central guidance, local interpretation and professional judgment are all legitimate contributions, but also confound both the concept and processes of entry to service.
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Citation
Firth, M., Hanily, F. and Garratt, P. (2008), "Initial Assessment and Eligibility for Secondary Care Mental Health Services: Not a Simple Equation", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200800046
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited