Question

What is the most appropriate way to start a coercive admission to hospital for a patient followed by the mobile crisis team?

Problem description

The arrangement of a coercive admission to hospital of a patient followed by the mobile team is often a complex process

Impact - effect

The patient feels as if he is let down.  GP’s don’t always want to take responsibility for a coercive admission to hospital because they fear a breach of trust.  By consequence it is not easy to find a doctor who is willing to write a “detailed medical report”, which is needed for coercive admissions

To do

To do: team and GP going together to the patient, to inform him about the decision to admit him coercively to hospital.  A team member accompanies the patient to hospital, and next to the hospital unit and informs the psychiatrists of the hospital unit.  This could give the feeling of being supported, to the patient and to the GP.  At the same time, this improves the process of informing the doctor of the hospital unit

Theme

Hospitalisation

Topic

interferences with MH-act (coercive interventions)

Reference -  contact

Birgitte Carpentier, Nick Beyens (CKB)

Mobile team

2A

Project

GGZ De Kempen

Intership abroad - place

Aalesund

Date

May 2014