Using a risk assessment matrix with mental health patients in emergency departments
Chris Hart Consultant nurse in liaison psychiatry, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
Rachael Colley Sister in the emergency department, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London
Anthony Harrison Consultant nurse in liaison psychiatry, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bath
CHRIS HART, RACHAEL COLLEY and ANTHONY HARRISON describe the development of a mental health risk assessment framework for use in emergency departments
The needs of people with mental health problems have been prioritised over recent years but the focus for improvement within the health service has been on secondary care and specialist mental health services.
Emergency Nurse.
12, 9, 21-28.
doi: 10.7748/en2005.02.12.9.21.c1181
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