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Liaison psychiatry: the way ahead: briefing
- Author:
- NHS CONFEDERATION. Mental Health Network
- Publisher:
- NHS Confederation. Mental Health Network
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with a long-term physical health condition are more than twice as likely to have a mental health problem as the general population. This can have a huge effect on a patient’s chances of recovery; for example, someone with chronic heart failure is eight times more likely to die within 30 months if they also have depression. Liaison psychiatry services provide immediate access to specialist mental health support for people being treated for physical health problems, most often in general hospitals and in some cases, in the community. This reports finds that liaison psychiatry services can save an average hospital £5 million a year by reducing the number and length of admissions to beds. Even bigger savings could be achieved in future if liaison psychiatry services were extended to work in the community to prevent crises from happening at all.
Managing the care of people with long-term conditions: second report of session 2014-15: volume 1: report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 222
- Place of publication:
- London
The Health Committee set out to examine the way in which the NHS and social care system in England supported people with long-term conditions. It sought evidence and comments on a range of issues, including outside hospital treatment and cost and effectiveness of redesigning services accordingly; readiness of local NHS and social care services to treat patients with long-term conditions (including multiple conditions) within the community; practical assistance offered to commissioners to support the design of services which promote community-based care and provide for the integration of health and social care in the management of long-term conditions; ability of NHS and social care providers to treat multi-morbidities and the patient as a person rather than focusing on individual conditions; obesity as a contributory factor to conditions including diabetes, heart failure and coronary heart disease and how it might be addressed; examples of effective integration of services across health, social care and other services which treat and manage long-term conditions; implications of an ageing population for the prevalence and type of long-term conditions, together with evidence about the extent to which existing services will have the capacity to meet future demand; interaction between mental health conditions and long-term physical health conditions and extent to which patients are being offered personalised services (including evidence of their contribution to better outcomes). This report outlines the findings of the Committee’s inquiry and makes specific recommendations with respect to three broad areas, including: the strategic direction of services for long-term conditions, clinical care for people with long-term conditions, and managing the system to deliver better care for long-term conditions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Towards a consensus on continuing care for older adults with psychiatric disorder: report of a meeting on 27 March 1995 at the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Authors:
- WATTIS John P., FAIRBAIRN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(2), February 1996, pp.163-168.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Explores the role of the NHS in providing long-term care for older people with mental illness, principally those with dementia. Argues that NHS continuing care units medically supervised by a specialist consultant are an essential part of a system of assessment, treatment and care that must be sensitive to the needs of patients and carers. Also looks at the characteristics of patients likely to need admission to NHS units. The extent and impact of the current wide local variations in NHS long-stay provision and the feasibility and benefits of general practice registers of patients with dementia are identified as areas for further investigation.
Long-term care: minutes of evidence; Thursday 11 May 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a Committee looking at the long term care needs of older people.
Long-term care: minutes of evidence; Thursday 25 May 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a Committee looking at the long term care needs of older people.
Long-term care: minutes of evidence; Thursday 8 June 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a Committee looking at the long term care needs of older people.
Long-term care: future provision and funding; minutes of evidence, Thursday 14 December 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 163p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Long-term care: minutes of evidence; Thursday 18 May 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a Committee looking at the long term care needs of older people.
NHS responsibilities for meeting continuing health care needs: minutes of evidence; Thursday 9 March 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a Committee looking at the long-term care of older people.