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Usage of professional time: a case by case analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrew Clark
Affiliation:
Irwin Unit for Young People, Hollymoor Hospital, Tessall Lane, Northfield, Birmingham B31 5EX
Sabia Chaudhry
Affiliation:
Sir Martin Roth Young People's Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 6BE
Peter Tayler
Affiliation:
Sir Martin Roth Young People's Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 6BE
Surya Bhate
Affiliation:
Sir Martin Roth Young People's Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 6BE
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Child and adolescent psychiatric services receive referrals from a variety of sources in addition to traditional medical channels. It is unknown whether this practice has implications in patterns of usage of time. Our hypothesis was that referrals from non-medical sources were likely to be more time-consuming than those from medical colleagues.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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