Developing an integrated mental health nursing team.
A number of initiatives have been introduced in the UK and in Wales to address the growing problem of how to treat people with mental health problems in the community. This article describes the development of an integrated nursing team that has been set up in Bro Morgannwg Trust, Wales in an effort to address some of these problems, in line with current policy.
Shannon-Jones
Sue
S
Forge Centre, Port Talbot, Wales. Sue@shannon-jones.fsnet.co.uk
Surridge
Andrea
A
Boden
Julia
J
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014852:Wales