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The evolution of the Leeds Care Homes Service
 — from nurse-led team to MDT
Author(s)Emily Hallworth, Phillip Heffer-Rahn, Kathryn Atkins
Journal titleFaculty for the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 126, April 2014
PublisherBritish Psychological Society, April 2014
Pagespp 34-43
Sourcewww.bps.org.uk
KeywordsPsychiatric nurses ; Coordination ; Care homes ; Multi disciplinary ; Pilot ; Leeds.
AnnotationSince its inception, the Leeds Care Homes Service has consisted of community mental health nurses working as lone practitioners in three care home sectors across the city. In 2001, a pilot multidisciplinary team (MDT) was introduced with a specific remit: to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions for people with dementia, by working intensively with a small number of care homes using an MDT approach. This article describes the results of the pilot project, followed by subsequent developments within the Care Homes Service. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-150529201 A
ClassmarkQTK: QAJ: KW: 3DM: 4UC: 88B

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