Evaluation of the Threshold Assessment Grid (TAG) as a means of improving access from primary care to secondary mental health services

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental health; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86197914
• Lead Sponsor: HS Service Delivery and Organisation Programme (SDO) (UK)

Brief Summary

2007 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17651489 2008 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18515810

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2004-10-05
• Study Completion: 2005-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

General Practitioners (GPs) and other referrers to Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs).

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CMHT rating of appropriateness of the referral.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CMHT rating of the quality of information to inform decision-making about urgency of the referral and which professional should make the initial assessment. In addition to this, service usage data will be collected to allow cost effectiveness analysis.