title: Mental health. Making the right links.
abstract: Intensive care management has not been widely adopted, partly because of the initial costs involved. Control of inpatient beds is crucial to successful initiatives. Implementing this approach in part of Newport, including appointing a link nurse who liaises with acute and community teams, has led to reduced bed use.
authors.affiliation: Gwent Community Health Trust, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huws
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom