Mental health. Drawing the line.
Employing community psychiatric nurses to assess clients referred to community psychiatric teams can help target resources. The assessment nurses deal both with routine and emergency referrals. Some GPs were initially concerned about nurses undertaking assessments previously carried out by psychiatrists.
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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, Manchester University.
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom