BMJ Open Quality (Aug 2019)

Quality improvement project aimed at integrating an adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction programme into a paediatric psychology service

  • Deborah Christie,
  • Jacqueline Doyle,
  • Megan Hitchcock

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000514
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3

Abstract

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In our paediatric service, referrals for young people with chronic health problems significantly increased in times of acute stress, for example, during exams, and offering support in a timely manner was often a challenge. In order to respond more efficiently to this increase, a group intervention was introduced.