Lester UK Adaption 2014This clinical resource, named in honour of the late Professor Helen Lester, provides a simple framework for identifying and treating cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risks in patients with psychosis receiving antipsychotic medication. Read more »
Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance provides advice on commissioning liaison psychiatry services, specifying minimum and optimum service specifications, costs and quality outcome measures. Read more »
An Evidence Base for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance sets out the evidence gathered from lay people, professionals, commissioners and the literature about what is needed from liaison psychiatry services.
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Developing Models for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis guidance provides the case for change in relation to the development of liaison psychiatry services and sets the minimum service specifications required to achieve the cost and quality outcomes suggested by the evaluation of Rapid, Assessment, Interface and Discharge (RAID). Read more »
Model Service Specifications for Liaison Psychiatry Services – GuidanceThis service specification describes four models of hospital based liaison psychiatry service which have evidence for cost and quality effectives impacting on emergency and unplanned care. Read more »
Integrated Physical Health PathwayThe Integrated Physical Health Pathway, developed by Rethink Mental Illness, is a resource that supports health professionals to coordinate physical health monitoring for people affected by mental illness and ensure information is communicated effectively between services. Read more »
Improving mental and physical healthThis website developed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists signposts you to relevant guidance and practical tools for supporting the physical health of people with mental health problems and learning difficulties and the mental health of people with physical health problems. Read more »
Improving access to liaison psychiatry servicesThis project aims to support South West Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to improve access to liaison psychiatry services for people presenting with both mental and physical health symptoms regardless of presumed cause. Read more »
Liaison psychiatry – the way aheadThis briefing, published by the NHS Confederation, sets out the findings of a report that details a study of liaison psychiatry services. Read more »
Liaison psychiatry in the modern NHSThe report presents the findings of a study to identify how liaison psychiatry can most effectively contribute to the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) challenge of improving health outcomes and at the same time reduce health care costs. Read more »
This report, published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, outlines the role of liaison psychiatry in delivering a comprehensive care pathway for people with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms. Read more »
Economic evaluation of a liaison psychiatry serviceThis is an independent economic evaluation of the Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID) psychiatric liaison service operating in City Hospital Birmingham. Read more »
With money in mind: the benefits of liaison psychiatryThis briefing published by the NHS Confederation outlines the benefits that the Birmingham RAID liaison psychiatry service has brought in terms of cost savings and improved health and well-being for patients. Read more »
Quality Standards for Liaison Psychiatry ServicesThis document outlines quality standards which liaison psychiatry services are required to achieve to become accredited and part of the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN), run by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Read more »
This report focuses on the key components that should be in place within a liaison team if the service is to operate effectively. Read more »