Protocol of Referring Geriatric Psychiatry Cases for Follow-up in Local/Regional Poly Clinic
Al Masarra Hospital
Type
Regulatory
Agency
Oman Ministry of Health
Issued on
30 Mar 2023 (corresponding to 8 Ramadan 1444 H)
Jurisdiction
Oman
Taxonomy
Health Professions, Hospitals & Health Care Facilities, Mental Health

Acronyms
AMRH | Al Masarra Hospital |
DGHA | Directorate General of Health Affairs |
MOH | Ministry of Health |
WHO | World Health Organization |
OPD | Out Patient Department |
1 - Introduction
Al Masarra Hospital, (AMRH) as the only tertiary psychiatric hospital in the country, has a growing statistic of geriatric patients coming from in and out of Muscat governate. AMRH’s Geriatric Psychiatry Unit endeavors to achieve precise balance between quality, cost and time effectiveness, and patient satisfaction through proper implementation of Patients Referral System from Geriatric unit to local/regional psychiatry health care facilities based on systematic and scientific methodologies and feasibility to local psychiatry health care services.