Author:
Munjal Arun,Latimer Mark,McCune Noel
Abstract
AbstractObjective: An audit of referrals to a child psychiatry clinic is described. The process of asking families to confirm appointments and offering appointments to other families if no confirmation is received was analysed.Method: Referral information on those refusing appointments offered, whether by declining the offer or by default, was compared with that of families attending first appointments.Results: Longer waiting times and referral for treatment as opposed to assessment or advice were associated with higher likelihood of appointment refusalConclusion: The referral process resulted in a reduction in wasted professional time.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology
Cited by
11 articles.
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