title: Mental health. Nought for their comfort.
abstract: The development of resource centres works against mental health users being seen in GPs' surgeries. The community mental health team needs to be linked to inpatient services. Measuring activity is not a valid way of assessing service quality. Mental health inquiries are useless as learning exercises. The money and time they absorb would be better spent on remedying well-known problems in mental health services.
authors.affiliation: Northallerton Health Services Trust, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom