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Psychiatric Consultation Liaison

Programme Areas

Crisis / acute, Mental health

Programme Type

Intake / assessment

Regions

Dunedin - South Otago

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals for the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service comes from within the general hospital inpatient wards.

Description

The Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service is dedicated to assist Dunedin Hospital non-psychiatric staff in the management of general hospital patients (medical, surgical or obstetric) who also have concurrent psychiatric, behavioural or interpersonal problems.