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Mental Health Foundation (2012) Take Control: Self-management in care and treatment planning
Medical input - general guidelines:
• Input from psychiatrists is essential for crisis resolution services.
• A consultant psychiatrist should have designated medical responsibility for home based crisis service clients.
• The consultant psychiatrist should be available for a minimum of two weekly sessions to go out and review the cases. In addition, it should also be possible to have access to associate specialists for urgent consultations.' (p. 9)