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Use of an Outpatient Forensic Psychology Service: The Non-Attenders

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With increasing drives for efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the National Health Service in England, identifying those clients who are unlikely to attend appointments may be useful when the demandforservices exceeds the supply. The brief report examines non-attenders for a forensic psychology service over a three yearperiod. A number of client characteristics and referral factors are identified as indicators of high potentialfor non-attendance, with implications for the allocation of resources.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 34, No. 2, 165-169 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9003400209


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