Aim. This paper reports a study illuminating the factors that either facilitate or constrain the
ability of community psychiatric nurses, in their role as care co‐ordinators, to meet service …

Increasingly, people with mental health problems in Ireland and in the UK are receiving
mental health services in the community. The aim of this study was to identify the …

The National Mental Health Strategy has been associated with the movement of service
delivery into the community, creating greater demand for community services. The literature …

Background. This study evaluated whether a community psychiatric nurse (CPN) team
providing a comprehensive aftercare service, using a case management approach …

Australian mental health policy is focused on providing mental health care in the community
setting and community mental health teams provide services to clients in a shared model …

Community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) in the United Kingdom are being repeatedly urged to
focus their attention upon those with serious and enduring psychotic illnesses, and to …

In Australia, the process of deinstitutionalisation has resulted in the closure or downsizing of
many large stand-alone psychiatric hospitals. The aim of modern community mental health …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Primary care and, in particular, general
practice (GP) are often first point of access to health care. International evidence suggests …

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand how nurses construct their
practice in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit in light of the current challenges, demands and …

Background: Recent changes in UK legislation concerning community care of mentally ill
people have initiated comprehensive changes in the delivery of healthcare. The NHS and …