| 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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