Neira-Munoz E, Ward D
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority, UK.
Health Serv J. 1998 Aug 13;108(5617):26-7.
The appointment of a primary care mental health worker can relieve pressure on child and adolescent mental health services. In one health authority, GP practices with access to a liaison clinic run by a primary care mental health worker referred a third fewer cases to child and adolescent mental health services than practices without such access. Referrals by these practices were more likely to be assessed as appropriate and as high priority.
