Community Integration

Uses

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The study says integration should include community services, outpatient care, education, and children’s social care. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Both mental and physical health professionals wanted integration to extend beyond the hospital. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Staff emphasised social care because social circumstances often delay discharge for young people with combined physical and mental health needs. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Integration with education and other agencies was viewed as necessary. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England
• Current integration between community CAMHS and outpatient liaison services was seen as limited. — Integrating care in a children’s hospital: a qualitative interview study with mental and physical health professionals in England