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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Interface Work with Primary Services: A Survey of NHS Provider Trusts
Author(s) -
Bradley Sally,
Kramer Tami,
Garralda M. Elena,
Bower Peter,
Macdonald Wendy,
Sibbald Bonnie,
Harrington Richard
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/1475-3588.00067
Subject(s) - primary care , mental health , work (physics) , medicine , interface (matter) , mental healthcare , mental health service , service (business) , primary health care , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , chemistry , economy , organic chemistry , adsorption , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , population , gibbs isotherm
Background: We document the extent, nature and predictors of interface work between secondary Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) and primary services, through structured questionnaires sent to all Trusts with CAMHS in England (returned by 124/150 or 83%). Results: Two‐thirds of CAMHS reported training and education to primary care services, about one‐third a structured consultation service, one‐fifth reported undertaking outpatient clinics in primary care settings and joint casework. One‐third had developed primary mental health worker posts. Multiple regression analysis identified firstly specialist clinics within CAMHS, and secondly CAMHS size, as the strongest predictors of interface work across agencies. Interface work thus grows with more developed, larger CAMHS.