Rationale, aims and objectives: This study examines the scope and limitations of clinical
pathways to monitor patient-care management of a selected patient group during a specified …

Ways of working on acute psychiatric units have come under intense scrutiny in order for
service users to receive modern care and treatment. This has led to various ways not only to …

Rationale, aims, and objectives Patients with mental health problems experience numerous
transitions into and out of hospital. This study explores former patients' views of pathways in …

Rationale, aims, and objectives Patients with mental health problems experience numerous
transitions into and out of hospital. Primary care providers have mixed success in identifying …

Care pathways are a way to improve care coordination and make the patient-focused care
concept operational (17). The aim of care pathways is to improve outcomes by providing a …

Background Patients with mental health problems experience numerous transitions into and
out of hospital. Aim The review studies assessing clinical care pathways between psychiatric …

Objectives In view of forthcoming 'payment by results'(PbR) for mental health, increasing
number of National Health Service (NHS) Trusts are reorganizing their community services …

Objective: To investigate the process of care in Italian public acute inpatient facilities.
Method: Each facility's head psychiatrist (in all Italian regions except Sicily) completed a …

The uses of care pathways have become topical in the reformed National Health Service
and may have relevance for psychiatric practice. There have been very few studies …

Background The current debate on organisation of the mental health care raises a question
whether to prioritise specialisation of clinical teams or personal continuity of care. The article …