Optimising emergency department and acute care for people experiencing mental health problems: a nominal group study

ConclusionsCoherent and multifaceted approaches to the provision of care to people with mental health problems and diagnosed mental illnesses who are requiring emergency care include the linking and sharing of systems and information, changing the built environment and exploring new models of service delivery.What is known about the topic?There is considerable evidence of interventions used in the emergency department and acute healthcare settings for this vulnerable group of people with mental health problems and diagnosed mental illnesses; however, the evidence for appropriate model of care approaches and systems processes is limited.What does this paper add?For people with mental health problems in emergency departments and for people with diagnosed mental illnesses in acute care settings, targeted directions to further support treatment include the linking and sharing of systems and information, changing the built environment and exploring new models of service delivery.What are the implications for practitioners?Planning changes to services for mental health clients with acute problems needs to incorporate clinicians, health service planners, architects and a range of emergency services personnel.PMID:34793296 | DOI:10.1071/AH21092

Source: Australian Health Review - November 18, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Donna Marynowski-Traczyk Marianne Wallis Marc Broadbent Paul Scuffham Jesse T Young Amy N B Johnston Gerard FitzGerald Ed Heffernan Stuart A Kinner Ping Zhang Gerben Keijzers Emma Bosley Melinda Martin-Khan Laurie Shevlin Julia Crilly Source Type: research