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The trust’s emergency department psychiatry service in Oxfordshire offers support to people who arrive at A&E departments in Oxford and Banbury.
Technology Assisted Psychiatry (TAP) enables speedier consultation and support for patients thanks to video conferencing between the A&E and psychiatrists.
Over half of older hospital inpatients have co-existing cognitive impairment but the majority do not have a preadmission diagnosis of dementia [1]. Delirium (acute confusional state) is highly prevalent, affecting around one-fifth of acute medical admissions and reaching rates of over 40% in the oldest old [2, 3]. Delirium, perhaps even more than dementia, is associated with high care needs and poor outcomes [4, 5], but is often poorly recognised by staff who are more focussed on physical aspects of illness, or may not be trained in the care of complex older patients [6, 7].. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The City of Wolverhampton has much higher rates of accident and emergency (emergency department) attendance and hospital admission for alcohol-related harm than in neighbouring health authorities and double the national death rate from alcohol-related liver disease. Recovery Near You, the local addiction service, in partnership with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, initiated a nurse-led drug and alcohol liaison team to address these health issues. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Psychological Services Vol. 15, Iss. 3, (Aug 2018): 270-278.
Emergency department (ED) clinicians routinely decide the disposition of patients with suicidal ideation, with potential consequences for patient safety, liability, and system costs and resources. An expert consensus panel recently created a 6-item decision support tool for patients with passive or active suicidal ideation.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
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The authors report on a pilot study of an inpatient intervention for suicidal adolescents, As Safe as Possible (ASAP), supported by a smartphone app (BRITE) to reduce suicide attempts following hospital discharge.. Login at top right hand side of page using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP (legacy account)- Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai