GP Clinic: promoting access to primary health care for mental health service clients.
Aust J Rural Health
; 18(6): 217-22, 2010 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate an innovative rural service offering comprehensive primary health care for mental health service clients.DESIGN:
A formative evaluation using mixed methods.SETTING:
A rural NSW community.PARTICIPANTS:
Fifteen health care providers and 120 adult clients. INTERVENTION A monthly clinic held in a general practice to provide primary health care for clients of the community mental health team. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Client utilisation and clinic activity data. Provider views of service effectiveness, possible improvements and sustainability.RESULTS:
The GP Clinic has operated successfully for 2.5 years without access block. Some 52% of clients had no physical illness and 82% were referred to other health and community services. In total, 40% continued to attend the clinic while 32% went on to consult a GP independently. Client access to care improved as did collaboration between the community mental health team and primary care providers.CONCLUSION:
The GP Clinic is a straightforward and flexible service model that could be used more widely.
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Asunto principal:
Atención Integral de Salud
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Servicios de Salud Rural
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Servicios de Salud Mental
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Año:
2010
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Article