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Transitions: graduating between general and old age psychiatry services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- BAWN Sadie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 12(1), March 2007, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
In 2002 a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists set out good practice for people with an enduring or relapsing mental illness under the care of working-aged adult mental health services who were making the transition to older adult mental health services. This study aimed to investigate how this report had influenced policies relating to the transfer of people with long standing mental health problems across the interface between working-aged adults and older adult mental health services (OAMHS). In the study 41 interviews were analysed relating to 40 healthcare organisations. The findings are discussed in relation to: needs-led versus age-led services; resource allocation and disadvantages and advantages of using the protocol.