Elsewhere, we have argued for the need to redesign patient records in psychiatric services [1] this paper we describe the process and result of the redesign of the patient record system in the Division of Psychiatry in Geelong, Victoria, and which may be Of interest to many who are embarking on or are currently engaged in a similar exercise. We could find little practical advice in available literature to assist.
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