Psychiatric Bulletin (1997) 21: 88-90. doi: 10.1192/pb.21.2.88
© 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
A community mental health team for the elderly: a survey of GPs' views on the service
Rebecca Eastley, Lecturer in Mental Health* and
Mike Nowers, Consultant Psychiatrist
Psychiatry of Old Age Clinical Research Unit, Cossham Memorial Hospital, Lodge Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1LF
* Correspondence
This paper reports the results of a postal survey conducted to ascertain the views of general practitioners on the service provided by a newly established community mental health team for the elderly. The possible implications of GP fundholding for specialist provision of mental health services are discussed.
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