Suicide survey in a London borough: primary care and public health perspectives
Author(s) -
Dennis Ougrin,
Ricky Banarsee,
Val Dunn-Toroosian,
Azeem Majeed
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdq094
Subject(s) - borough , primary care , public health , medicine , suicide prevention , environmental health , occupational safety and health , poison control , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing , pathology
In order to achieve the national target of 20% reduction in suicide in the UK, many primary care trusts have developed local suicide prevention action plans. However, there is concern about a lack of a whole-system approach in some localities. Suicide surveys are a necessary component of any suicide reduction strategy.
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