Table 5.

Outcome of Referrals to In-Reach Team (N = 733)

Type of Outcome	Frequency N (%)
Short-term IRT support only1	602 (82)
Accepted into IRT bed service	118 (16)
Inappropriate referral	5 (<1)
GP call out	4 (<1)
Emergency services call out	2 (<1)
Not recorded	2 (<1)
Total	733 (100)

¹Includes some cases with more than 3 contacts (originally set as limit) – these might be categorised as 'IRT monitoring' rather than short-term support i.e. periodic assessment & care co-ordination.