TY - JOUR
KW - Aged
KW - Algorithms
KW - Dementia/diagnosis/therapy
KW - Early Diagnosis
KW - Geriatric Assessment
KW - Health Personnel/education
KW - Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration
KW - Humans
KW - Medical Audit
KW - Mental Health Services/organization & administration
KW - Needs Assessment
KW - Patient Selection
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - Referral and Consultation/organization & administration
KW - Wales
AU - H. Thomas
A1 - 
AB - The referral of patients with dementia from primary care professionals to specialist mental health services can fluctuate markedly. This article examines referrals to a mental health service for older people and the role of an education facilitator in primary care. Evaluation and analysis of the data collected from a single point of referral highlight possible delays in referrals by primary care professionals, failure to recognise mental health needs in older people or a tendency to refer initially to medical services instead of specialist mental health services. The education facilitator provides information about specialist services, identifies delays in referral and improves diagnostic accuracy.
BT - Nursing older people
C5 - General Literature
CP - 1
CY - England
IS - 1
JF - Nursing older people
N2 - The referral of patients with dementia from primary care professionals to specialist mental health services can fluctuate markedly. This article examines referrals to a mental health service for older people and the role of an education facilitator in primary care. Evaluation and analysis of the data collected from a single point of referral highlight possible delays in referrals by primary care professionals, failure to recognise mental health needs in older people or a tendency to refer initially to medical services instead of specialist mental health services. The education facilitator provides information about specialist services, identifies delays in referral and improves diagnostic accuracy.
PP - England
PY - 2010
SN - 1472-0795; 1472-0795
SP - 16
EP - 22
EP - 
T1 - Monitoring referrals to mental health services
T2 - Nursing older people
TI - Monitoring referrals to mental health services
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 20225726
VL - 22
VO - 1472-0795; 1472-0795
Y1 - 2010
ER -