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Table 1 Frequency & type of contact between PIMH clinicians & other service providers

From: A mixed methods study of collaboration between perinatal and infant mental health clinicians and other service providers: Do they sit in silos?

Type of contact

PIMH clinician to other service provider - verbal

Other service provider to PIMH - verbal

PIMH clinician to other service provider –written f

Other service provider to PIMH - written f

Face to face meeting

Ce

n

%

Ce

n

%

Ce

n

%

Ce

n

%

Ce

n

%

Maternity services a

0

150

61.5

0

187

76.6

0

115

47.1

0

236

96.7

0

239

98.0

1−2

79

32.4

1−2

52

21.3

1−2

115

47.1

1−2

8

3.3

1−2

5

2.0

N = 244

3−5

13

5.3

3−5

4

1.6

3−4

13

5.3

      

7

1

0.4

6

1

0.4

6

1

0.4

      

13

1

0.4

            

Child & family health nursing services a

0

201

82.4

0

210

86.1

0

197

80.7

0

240

98.4

0

238

97.5

1−2

34

13.9

1−2

29

11.9

1−2

44

18.0

1−2

3

1.2

1−2

6

2.5

N = 244

3−4

8

3.3

3−5

4

1.6

3

3

1.2

3

1

0.4

   

6

1

0.4

            

General practitioner a

0

226

92.6

0

238

97.5

0

195

79.9

0

242

99.2

0

244

100

1−2

17

7.0

1

6

2.5

1−2

47

19.3

1

2

0.8

   

N = 244

3

1

0.4

   

3

2

0.8

      

Maternity social worker b

0

210

86.1

0

226

92.6

0

235

96.3

0

235

96.3

0

236

96.7

1−2

26

10.6

1−2

17

7.0

1−2

7

2.9

1−2

8

3.3

1−2

7

2.9

3−5

7

2.9

3−5

1

0.4

3−5

2

0.8

3−5

1

0.4

3−5

1

0.4

N = 244

7

1

0.4

            

Adult mental health (Community) b

0

226

92.6

0

230

94.3

0

240

98.4

0

239

98.0

0

243

99.6

1−2

11

4.5

1−2

10

4.1

1

2

0.8

1

4

1.6

1

1

0.4

3−5

5

2.0

3−5

4

1.6

3−4

2

0.8

4

1

0.4

   

N = 244

9

2

0.8

            

Child protection services c

0

223

91.4

0

230

94.3

0

237

97.1

0

240

98.4

0

241

98.8

1−2

13

5.3

1−2

11

4.5

1−2

6

2.5

1

3

1.2

1

2

0.8

3−5

5

2.0

3

2

0.8

4

1

0.4

3

1

0.4

3

1

0.4

N = 244

7

2

0.8

8

1

0.4

         

10

1

0.4

            

Non-government organisations d

0

206

84.5

0

218

89.4

0

233

95.5

0

233

95.5

0

233

95.5

1−2

21

8.6

1−2

16

6.6

1−2

9

3.7

1−2

10

4.1

1−2

12

4.9

3−5

7

2.9

3−5

4

1.6

3−5

2

0.8

3−5

1

0.4

11

1

0.4

6−8

5

2.0

6−8

5

2.0

         

N = 244

9−11

4

1.6

10

1

0.4

         

19

1

0.4

            
  1. aUniversal services, bSecondary services, cTertiary services, dProvide care at all levels depending upon the service, eFrequency of contact, fIncluding email contact
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