Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 80-84, May 2008

Implementation of the Victorian Emergency Department Mental Health Triage Tool

  • Sue Huckson, B AppSci (Health Promotion), RN ICU Cert

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National Health and Medical Research Council, National Institute of Clinical Studies, 5/499 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia

Received 26 November 2007; accepted 13 February 2008.

Summary 

In 2005, the Department of Human Services (Victoria) commissioned the National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) to develop and implement a statewide emergency department triage tool to improve the ED triage processes for mental health presentations to Victorian Emergency Departments. The project was undertaken over a 7-month period from September 2005 to March 2006. This paper describes the implementation approach undertaken by NICS and the outcomes of the project.

Keywords: Emergency services, Mental health, Triage, Implementation

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PII: S1574-6267(08)00028-1

doi:10.1016/j.aenj.2008.02.007

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 80-84, May 2008

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