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A brief computerised discharge summary in old age psychiatry: general practitioner reactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. P. Wattis
Affiliation:
St James's University Hospital
David Protheroe
Affiliation:
St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF
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In an attempt to provide data for medical audit, to standardise the information on discharge letters and to speed communication, a computerised discharge form was introduced for a catchment area of 20,000 people over 65 years. The programme, based on a surgical audit programme using DBASE II, was developed by one of us to run on an Amstrad PCW. This produced a discharge summary on a standard layout which gave the date of admission, the patient's name, date of birth and address as well as the consultant and GP's name. The patient's diagnosis (according to ICD-9), and a list of disciplines and facilities involved in follow-up preceded brief notes on history and progress. Date of discharge was followed by a list of medication and a space for ‘other information’. All this was contained on one side of A4 paper.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990

References

Craddock, N. & Craddock, B. (1989) Psychiatric discharge summaries: differing requirements of psychiatrists and general practitioners. British Medical Journal, 299, 1382.Google Scholar
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