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General practitioners knowledge of and views on the care programme approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Janet Grace ,
Mark Steels  and
Ranjit Baruah
Janet Grace*
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3XT
Mark Steels
Affiliation:
Mandala Centre, Gregory Boulevard, Notts
Ranjit Baruah
Affiliation:
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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In response to concerns raised by GPs and mental health professionals, a postal questionnaire was used to ascertain level of knowledge about and attitudes towards the care programme approach (CPA) among general practitioners in one sector of Nottingham. Less than one-third of GPs who replied had heard of the CPA. GPs did not rate the benefit of CPA reviews highly and did not feel that they would be able to spare sufficient time to attend all the reviews to which they would be invited. Other issues of practical concern such as car parking at the local teaching hospital and provision of expenses were raised. Methods of acquiring valuable information from GPs must be reconsidered.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 11 , November 1996 , pp. 643 - 644
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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Department of Health (1990) Caring far People. The Care Programme Approach for People with a Mental Illness Referred to the Specialist Psychiatric Services. HC (90) 23/LASSL (90) 11. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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