A memory clinic v. traditional community mental health team service: comparison of costs and quality.

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dc.creatorRubinsztein, Judy Sasha
dc.creatorvan Rensburg, Marelna Janse
dc.creatorAl-Salihy, Zerak
dc.creatorGirling, Deborah
dc.creatorLafortune, Louise
dc.creatorRadhakrishnan, Muralikrishnan
dc.creatorBrayne, Carol
dc.date2020-08-05T23:30:18Z
dc.date2020-08-05T23:30:18Z
dc.date2015-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T04:30:50Z
dc.descriptionAims and method To compare the cost and quality of a memory-clinic-based service (MCS) with a traditional community mental health team (CMHT) service. Using a retrospective case-note review, we studied two groups, each with 33 participants. Consecutive referrals for diagnostic 'memory' assessments over 4 months were evaluated. Participants were evaluated for up to 6 months. Results The MCS was less costly than the CMHT service but the difference was not statistically significant (mean cost for MCS was £742, mean cost for CMHT service was £807). The MCS offered more multidisciplinary and comprehensive care, including: pre- and post-diagnostic counselling, more systematic screening of blood for reversible causes of dementia, more use of structured assessment instruments in patients/carers, signposting to the third sector as well as more consistent copying of letters to patients/carers. Clinical implications An MCS service offered more comprehensive and multidisciplinary service at no extra cost to secondary care.
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dc.identifier2056-4694
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/308816
dc.identifier10.17863/CAM.55904
dc.identifier2056-4708
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/190267
dc.languageeng
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherRoyal College of Psychiatrists
dc.publisherhttps://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.044263
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subject8.1 Organisation and delivery of services
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subject3 Good Health and Well Being
dc.titleA memory clinic v. traditional community mental health team service: comparison of costs and quality.
dc.typeArticle

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