Over the past 15 years there has been a move away from consultants having responsibility for the care of patients both in the community and when in hospital towards a functional split in responsibility. In this article Tom Burns and Martin Baggaley debate the merits or otherwise of the split, identifying leadership, expertise and continuity of care as key issues; both recognise that this move is not evidence based.
Journal article
2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
210
6 - 9
3
Continuity of Patient Care, Humans, Inpatients, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatients, Patient Care, United Kingdom