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Should the on-call psychiatrist be residential?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrew Lawrie ,
Marc Serfaty  and
Chris Smith
Andrew Lawrie
Affiliation:
Cherry Knowle Hospital, Ryhope, Sunderland SR2 0NB
Marc Serfaty*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Leazes Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP
Chris Smith
Affiliation:
Regional Task Force Coordinator, NHS Executive North West Gateway House, Piccadilly South, Manchester M66 7LP
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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The need for psychiatrists to be residential when on call is questionable, To determine whether becoming non-residential resulted in duty doctors being unable to provide the same quality of care in dealing with psychiatric or medical emergencies, a prospective study was carried out logging calls received by the duty doctor before and after transition from a residential to a non-residential on-call system. Outcome showed that requiring doctors to be resident did not seem Justified.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 12 - 14
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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