Mapping mental health service access: achieving equity through quality improvement
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Mapping mental health service access: achieving equity through quality improvement.
BACKGROUND Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPTs) services deliver evidence-based care to people with depression and anxiety. A quality improvement (QI) initiative was undertaken by an IAPT service to improve referrals providing an opportunity to evaluate equitable access. METHODS QI methodologies were used by the clinical team to improve referrals to the service. The collection ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1741-3842,1741-3850
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds071