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‘Emergency’ referrals to a South London community mental handicap team (CMHT)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. Gravestock  and
J. Bicknell
S. Gravestock
Affiliation:
Section of Psychiatry of Mental Handicap, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT
J. Bicknell
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE
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As more people with mental handicaps∗ (MH) live in the community, in line with government community care policies (Department of Health, 1989), referrals to CMHTs∗ and other community based services will increase. Such referrals may be routine, urgent or emergency, come from various sources, and concern health and social care needs.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 475 - 477
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