Question

Could the psychiatrist of a mobile team (type 2B) become the treating psychiatrist?

Problem description

There’s a lack of time to do home visits. Many clients have to rely on a poor professional network or don’t have access to a psychiatrist.  They are not always capable to establish and continue a relationship with a psychiatrist

Impact - effect

We do not always deliver the best possible quality of care, because the clients are not reached on medical issues.

To do

More hours psychiatrist, allowing psychiatrist to:

- Participate in team meetings regarding clients for whom the psychiatrist is the treating psychiatrist

- Participate in home visits or consultations

- Participate in evaluations, in care consultations

- Facilitate a hospital admission, when considered as necessary

- Involve in a close follow-up and support for care professionals, by means of more congruent consultations

Theme

Role of psychiatrists

Topic

Number of hours/week available for the team, number of WTE psychiatrist (full-time, part-time..)

Reference -  contact

Tine Lefevre et Ann Wauters (De Vliering), Sven Ceustermans et Johnny Swolfs (De Link)

Mobile team

2B

Project

SaRA (Antwerpen)

Intership abroad - place

Birmingham (AOT Matthews Centre)

Date

January 2014