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Referral and triage

Standard 9: Systems are in place to manage referrals into mental health services.

Criteria
9a There is an agreed decision-making system to support referrals into mental health services.

9b Service care providers have an agreed system on how referrals are managed within their mental health services, including:

initial screening
triage assessment, and
signposting to required service according to complexity of need.

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7\|1\|2009 - NHS Dumfries & Galloway CMHT Referral Protocol Example community mental health team (CMHT) referral protocol Associated Documents CMHT referal protocol (63066 KB)
31\|12\|2007 - Advances in Psychiatric Treatments Controlling the confusion: management of referrals into mental health services for older adults Reference: Colgate R, Jones S. Controlling the confusion: management of referrals into mental health services for older adults. Advances in Psychiatric Treatments. 2007;13(I5); 317-324
4\|10\|2007 - SIGN Report on a recommended referral document SIGN 31 SIGN. Report on a recommended referral document. Edinburgh: SIGN; 2000. SIGN Publication No. 31 Link
31\|11\|2006 Integrated care pathways in mental health Reference: Hall J, Howard D. Integrated care pathways in mental health. Edinburgh:Churchill Livingstone; 2006