Waiting time variation in Early Intervention Psychosis services: longitudinal evidence from the SEPEA naturalistic cohort study.
James Bowes KirkbrideY HameedL WrightK RussellC KnightJ PerezP B JonesPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2017)
EIP services operate close to new waiting time standards in England, with little systematic variation by sociodemographic position. However, waiting times increased over the study period, coinciding with substantial service reorganisation. Longer waiting times associated with greater diagnostic uncertainty highlight opportunities to reduce delays in certain clinical groups at initial referral.