Impact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to secondary mental health services
Aims and method: A questionnaire survey of all general practices in one health authority plus an assessment of a random sample of referrals were used to evaluate the impact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to mental health services. Results: A total of 91.1% of practices responded to the...
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| author | White, M Bijlani, N Bale, R Burns, T |
| author_facet | White, M Bijlani, N Bale, R Burns, T |
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| description | Aims and method: A questionnaire survey of all general practices in one health authority plus an assessment of a random sample of referrals were used to evaluate the impact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to mental health services. Results: A total of 91.1% of practices responded to the survey. A counsellor was present in 20.3% of these practices. A random sample of 180 referrals to community mental health teams was reviewed. There was a significantly higher referral rate from practices that employed a counsellor (P=0.003). There was no evidence of a difference in rates of caseness of referrals between practices that employed a counsellor and those that did not. Clinical implications: Practices employing counsellors had significantly higher referral rates to mental health services, with no difference in the level of caseness between the two groups of referrals. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:878a46b7-acbf-4fce-9920-48726bf6110d2022-03-26T22:11:22ZImpact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to secondary mental health servicesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:878a46b7-acbf-4fce-9920-48726bf6110dEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2000White, MBijlani, NBale, RBurns, TAims and method: A questionnaire survey of all general practices in one health authority plus an assessment of a random sample of referrals were used to evaluate the impact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to mental health services. Results: A total of 91.1% of practices responded to the survey. A counsellor was present in 20.3% of these practices. A random sample of 180 referrals to community mental health teams was reviewed. There was a significantly higher referral rate from practices that employed a counsellor (P=0.003). There was no evidence of a difference in rates of caseness of referrals between practices that employed a counsellor and those that did not. Clinical implications: Practices employing counsellors had significantly higher referral rates to mental health services, with no difference in the level of caseness between the two groups of referrals. |
| spellingShingle | White, M Bijlani, N Bale, R Burns, T Impact of counsellors in primary care on referrals to secondary mental health services |
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