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What is a social implication of CBT in terms of geographical location of a patient

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Availability of CBT is dependant on geographical catchment

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Why is the availability of CBT dependant on geographical catchment

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NHS in England is organised into trusts where each trust provides services for a particular area. All of these trusts manage their own budgets

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What variations between geographical locations can be seen

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The number of people offered CBT can range from 67% to just 14% with an average of 50% not being offered CBT by their trust

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What issue does offering of CBT being based on geographical location raise

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Not everyone has equal access to treatment which is what the NHS is all about

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What can CBT provide for schizophrenics even though it cant provide a cure

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Helps schizophrenics develop the skills needed to cope with the symptoms

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What is the reason CBT isn’t widely available on the NHS

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COST - CBT is very expensive treatment

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What did Kuipers et al find about the economic impact of CBT

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Costs involved in delivering CBT were likely to be offset by the reduces the need for emergency treatment in the future as it has relatively long success rates

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What does this suggest about the economics of CBT

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Use of CBT is initially costly, but in the long term makes a saving as individuals are less likely to need emergency physciatric treatment.

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What is one problem with Kuipers findings about the economic implications

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Trusts budgets often only allow them to deal with immediate care requirements so they cant look at long term requirements. trusts do not balance long term and short term costs

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