title: Mental health. Changing of the old guard.
abstract: Government policy requiring community mental health nurses to target services to patients with severe mental health problems demands considerable change. The proposed ways of working have implications for other parts of the mental health services and those referring patients to them. A service review should involve and inform all those affected.
authors.affiliation: South Downs Health Trust, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom