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Comparison of psychogeriatric domiciliary visit service between urban and suburban sectors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Arun K. Jha  and
Robert Lawrence
Arun K. Jha*
Affiliation:
Logandene Elderly Care Unit, Ashley Close, Bennets End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 8BL
Robert Lawrence
Affiliation:
The Bethlem and Maudsley NHS Trust, Croydon Mental Health Service, Warlingham Park Hospital, Surrey, CR6 9YR
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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This study presents a comparison between the domiciliary consultation services in urban and suburban sectors of the Croydon Health District. Urban general practitioners requested less domiciliary visits (DV) and tended to be less satisfied with this service than their suburban counterparts. Sociodemographic factors such as population density and multi-ethnicity in the urban sector may be responsible for a smaller referral rate and the degree of satisfaction with the psychogeriatric DV service in Croydon.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 9 , September 1996 , pp. 518 - 520
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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