title: How consultation liaison meetings improved staff knowledge, communication and care.
abstract: This article describes the evolution of a multiprofessional group in a psychiatric nursing home for older people with mental illness and challenging behaviours. The nursing home has gained a reputation for excellence, and we believe the group has contributed to this. To analyse how the group has helped, a staff survey was carried out. As a result, we suggest that groups like this should be a standard part of community liaison services for residential homes for older people.
authors.affiliation: Camden and Islington Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Gianetta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rands
authors.forename: Abosede
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okeowo
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matthew-Bernard
authors.forename: Joceline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kapfumvuti
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006126:Group Processes; D006282:Health Personnel; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce