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Reducing waiting times: applying the principles in CAMHS
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Yvonne, YORK Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 9(3), September 2004, pp.28-32.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The NHS Plan calls for waiting time between referral and first appointment to be no more than 3 months by 2005. Courses have been organised, but child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staff may be doubly reluctant to use valuable time attending a course not aimed specifically at CAMHS or having a child focus. But services in many areas are struggling to meet standards, and waits of up to a year have not been uncommon recently. This article discusses demand, capacity, common causes of long waits, changing practice, techniques and solutions. Feedback from a workshop is given.
Eight months to eight weeks: reducing waiting times in a child and adolescent mental health service
- Authors:
- YORK Ann, ANDERSON Yvonne, ZWI Morris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 9(2), June 2004, pp.15-19.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the use of brief, focused interventions as an approach to managing child and adolescent mental health problems. Describes a case study of a pilot service offered by Richmond Child and Family Consultation Centre (CFCC).