Table 1.

Adult CRTs' adherence to national policy implementation guidance regarding access and staffing

Department of Health 2001 policy implementation guidance requirement for CRTs	Proportion of CRTs for working age adults implementing this guidance n/N (%)
The CRT can provide home treatment 24 h a day, 7 days a week [Coded as: the CRT can provide home visits to patients on its caseload at any time of the day or night]	132/190 (70%)
The CRT has easy referral processes including accepting direct referral from GPs and patients/families	78/185 (42%)
The CRT will work with adults aged 16–65 years	42/190 (22%)
The CRT should act as gatekeeper to in-patient services [Coded as: does the CRT always assess voluntary patients in person before hospital admission?]	92/185 (50%)
Adherence to all the above access requirements	33/185 (18%)
The CRT includes a psychiatrist [Coded as: the CRT includes a consultant or staff grade psychiatrist]	173/185 (94%)
The CRT team should be multidisciplinary [Coded as: the CRT includes psychiatrist, nursing, social work, psychologist and occupational therapist staff and support workers]	27/185 (15%)
The CRT should include at least 14 full time equivalent staff for a team caseload of up to 30 patients [Coded based on current caseload from survey responses]	137/180 (76%)
Adherence to all the above staffing requirements	17/180 (9%)
Adherence to all staffing and access requirements	1/180 (1%)