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Mental health in the community: roles, responsibilities and organisation of primary care and specialist services
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 14(1), February 2000, pp.49-58.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
UK health policy embodies two opposing trends affecting mental health care in the community: a move towards a primary care-led NHS which inevitably reflects the concerns of GPs with 'milder' mental illness, and specific mental health policies intended to refocus the specialist services on people with 'serious' mental illness. Describes a training needs assessment study undertaken with these opposing trends. Looks at these problems from the perspectives of three groups: primary care nurses, general practitioners (GPs) and community psychiatric nurses (CPNs). The discussion section of the article compares the findings of the study with a model for reorganisation put forward in the literature and highlights the obstacles to be overcome in bridging the policy gap.