Further Resources
This page contains useful documents, articles of further interest and links to websites. Scroll down the page to view.
 | Download the King's College Hospital Management of Delirium poster |
Click to view the article on the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing website | The development of a nurse-led liaison mental health service for older people in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UKC. P. HUGHES Consultant Nurse-Older People (Mental Health), Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust, Derbyshire, UK
"This paper describes aspects of the developmental and clinical work of a consultant nurse in developing a nurse-led liaison mental health service for older people in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK. It describes the impact of this service on referral rates. It also details the results of an audit of 206 referrals assessed by the consultant nurse in the second year of the service. The analysis of data collected provides a profile of aspects of the role of a liaison nurse including reasons for referral, psychiatric diagnosis and interventions recommended. This paper also, uniquely, documents mental health liaison into a community hospital. Implications for the development of services are discussed." |
European Delirium Association
This new organisation is open to all health professionals and scientists involved in delirium research and practice.
Their website has the following content:- news, eg. details of relevant meetings
- discussion forum
- resources, eg. guidelines from different countries,
- patient/carer information leaflets, key papers, etc.
- lists of EDA members, including national representatives
- EDA constitution
The Liaison Psychiatry for Older People website. This website is dedicated to improving the care of older people with mental health problems in general hospitals.
Here you will find:
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Background information explaining what liaison psychiatry services for older people are, why they are needed and what they do
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Information about current developments
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News and views from others interested in this area of care.
