Doc type: Guideline
Doc No.: GL2009_007
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Mental Health
Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment
Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery
Population Health - Health Promotion
Summary
These Guidelines provide a framework and, where available, evidence based guidance to assist NSW Health mental health services to:
* Recognise their role in the physical health care of consumers, including advocacy;
* Clarify appropriate linkages with other health care providers;
* Build stronger partnerships with key stakeholders, including GPs, mental health consumers, families and carers;
* Establish minimum expectations for the physical health care of consumers, together with a program to improve standards; and
* Improve the physical health care of mental health consumers.
Date of Publication: 14 May 2009
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Public Hospitals
Audience: Clinical, nursing, psychiatrists, emergency depts, PECCs, mental health staff
Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Tertiary Education Institutes
Review Date: 14 May 2014
File No: 07/7367
Status: Active
File link: Physical Health Care of Mental Health Consumers
File size: 388Kb
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