While not every social worker supports the model, the liaison workers who are already in place are enthusiastic, says Stephens: "They tell us that this is why they went into social care.
The 40 participants used a total of 32 models of liaison sequence and 152 patterns of assembly sequence.
11 Who Cares Wins, dating from 2005, sets out the range of service models and illustrates how a proactive liaison model has more advantages, and it urges the standard consultation model services to shift to a liaison approach.
The model – and the liaison worker role – will help take social work back to what it used to be".
These cover "a new model for family liaison, measures to improve communications with the wider public, and to increase the diversity of their staff".
All but two studies included multicomponent interventions that used a comprehensive program, model or a liaison role.
Our findings are broadly consistent with those of a randomized controlled trial that compared an IMCC (attached liaison) model to usual care [ 36], conducted in a sample of participants with heterogeneous mental health conditions.
To develop such liaison models in cancer, it may equally be important to improve cancer learning in the geriatrics curriculum.
Recommendations to ameliorate problems identified in studies reviewed by Backer, Chapman and Mitchell [ 13] reflect those from the UK inquiry [ 18]: that is, developing liaison models, especially through a disability liaison nurse, supporting carers, and improving communication.
Geriatrician liaison models are becoming increasingly utilised by other specialties, such as orthopaedics (Gilchrist et al, 1988) and surgery (Harari et al, 2007).
A multicentered, randomized controlled trial of psychiatry liaison models to measure their effect on improved quality of life, independent living, and mortality may help dementia care.
