title: Consultant caseload management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to survey a different model of working as a consultant in a child and adolescent mental health service to address the problem of a long waiting list.
  
  
  METHODS
  A log of referrals was kept from date of entry and when patient were seen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main outcome was in reducing the waiting time from 22 weeks to 8.4 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical implication is for consultants to consider using a consultation model in child and adolescent mental health services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne University, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Mental Health Service, Parkville, Vic, Australia. john.mathai@rch.org.au
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathai
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014850:Waiting Lists; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data