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Psychiatrists' experiences of trust status hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Rajendra Persaud
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Edward Bullmore
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Christopher Dare
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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It is over a year since the Government introduced its reforms of the NHS and, despite surveys of consultant attitudes to these changes (Whitfield et al, 1989; Delamothe, 1990) and numerous letters to journals from those working in Trusts, there has been no attempt to systematically investigate the experiences of consultant psychiatrists working in NHS trusts. This information would be of use to those contemplating whether to countenance trust status for their own hospitals and those yet to make up their mind about their attitudes to the reforms.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992

References

Bullmore, E., Persaud, R. & Dare, C. (1992) A survey of attitudes to NHS reforms among consultant psychiatrists in Trust administered hospitals. Psychiatric Bulletin, 16, 678679.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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