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Patterns of collaboration between psychiatric service providers and general practitioners

Shifted outpatients
Psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, allied health workers hold clinics at general practitioner surgeries

Consultation
Psychiatrists consult with general practitioners at surgeries, see patients together, problem-solve

Liaison-attachment
Psychiatric multidisciplinary teams work from general practitioner surgery base

Primary care teams
Multidisciplinary workers are employed by a general practice or a Division of General Practice, with vertical links to specialist services

Shared or collaborative care
General practitioners and psychiatric service providers formulate an agreed management plan which specifies roles and responsibilities of various providers

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