title: The rise of liaison psychiatry: challenges and implications for sustainability.
abstract: Liaison or general hospital psychiatry is experiencing unprecedented expansion in the UK. A liaison psychiatry team in a typical general hospital may deliver savings of up to £5 million a year. However, liaison psychiatry faces challenges associated with this pace of change, with consequences for its long-term sustainability.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Psychiatrist (Locum), Exeter and East Devon Community Mental Health Team, Exeter EX2 5AF.
authors.forename: Itoro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Udo
authors.affiliation: Specialist Registrar in Older Persons' Mental Health Liaison, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth.
authors.forename: Foluke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odeyale
authors.affiliation: Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gash
authors.affiliation: Senior Associate in the Centre for Mental Health, London.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fossey
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom