Operation of Mental Health Centres (CZP) in Poland during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

CONCLUSIONS: A new map of mental health services' organisation following the peak of the pandemic in Poland is urgently needed. Well-functioning community care fosters good understanding of patients' needs, which means that even in a situation of, for instance, there is no element of surprise and there are known channels and methods of reacting to an emergency situation. The pilot CZPs quickly and easily adapted their response methods to the changing or new needs/new circumstances. As part of the activities in the field of psychiatric care reforms in Poland, it seems appropriate, at the present stage, to use all observations and information on the operation and organisation of work of entities that were included during pandemic in the CZP pilot programme in order to continuously improve the functioning of a new model of mental healthcare.PMID:38043077 | DOI:10.12740/PP/156731
Source: Psychiatria Polska - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research