Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Providence Health Care ED MHA case external review

Buckingham, Robert. (Added Author). Providence Health Care (Vancouver, B.C.) (Added Author). Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (B.C.) (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Providence Health Care initiated this external review following an incident with a patient who had been involved with St. Paul's Hospital and Vancouver Police Department. The purpose of the review was to examine the current system with a view to providing recommendations and identifying opportunities for improvement that support the provision of optimal care to people with acute mental health and substance abuse service needs, while ensuring public safety"--P. 3.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (47 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: [Vancouver, B.C.] : [Vancouver Coastal Health Authority], 2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cover title. "August 2012". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Formatted Contents Note:	Executive Summary -- Summary of Recommendations -- The Purpose -- The Patient -- St. Paul's Hospital: Emergency Department and Urgent Psychiatric Services -- The Health Sector -- The Vancouver Police Department -- St. Paul's Mental Health Services and Legal Involvement -- People with Mental Illness and their Families -- Social Determinants of Health -- Appendix A: Document Reference List -- Appendix B: People Interviewed -- Appendix C: Key Players -- Appendix D: Mental Disorders Offenders and Criminal Justice Process.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.