Table 1 Characteristics of CRTs (n = 8)

Population of catchment areas: mean (range)

87,000 (65,000-115,000)

Opening hours: n

24/7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

None

Availability at night by phone

2

Team operates extended hours and at weekends

3

Team operates extended hours

1

Team operates office hours 5 days a week

4

Gate-keeping of admissions to acute psychiatric wards: n (%)

0

Staffing: mean (range)

Number of team members (FTE)

9.1 (4.3-19.2)

Number of clinical disciplines

3.5 (3-5)

Psychiatrist/phyicians: mean (range)

0.6 (0-1.4)

Psychologist/specialist in psychology

1.5 (0-2.5)

Nurse/psychiatric nurse

6.7 (1.5-6.2)

Social workers

0.9 (0-1)

Other disciplines

1.8 (0-7.3)

Office staff

0.6 (0-2)

Team with a full-time psychiatrist: n (%)

3 (37.5)

Other characteristics: n if not otherwise specified

Accepting patients for consultation without referral

7

Accessibility to beds (not acute inpatient beds)

2

Authority to admit patients to acute in-patient wards

4

How fast do the teams respond to referrals: range in hours

12-48

Psychosis team in the area

5