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An integrated approach to meet patients’ mental health and psychosocial needs in primary care
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An integrated approach to meet patients’ mental health and psychosocial needs in primary care
Wednesday 11 December 2019, 12:00 AM

An extended multidisciplinary primary care team can effectively respond to the mental health and psychosocial needs of patients
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health and addiction issues, long-term conditions and psychosocial need in patients presenting to primary care has exceeded the capacity of GPs and nurses. Psychiatrist David Codyre describes a series of pilots that were aimed at better meeting these needs and culminated with government funding of Te Tumu Waiora
Key points, The Fit for the Future model integrates three new evidence-based roles into primary care teams: a peer/cultural health coach role focused on improving
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