Survey of long-stay patients on acute psychiatric wards
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RESULTS Long-stay patients consistently occupied around a fifth of all acute beds. The nursing and medical staff recommendations and patients’ placements at 2 years showed only moderate agreement. Aside from remaining in hospital, patients were most likely to be living in a residential or nursing home at follow-up. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS There is a need to sharpen the focus of mental health strategy on nonacute hospital provision and 24-hstaffed community facilities. In particular, it is important to recognise the contribution of clinical expertise to the assessment and placement of long-stay in-patients.
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Survey of long-stay patients on acute psychiatric wards
RESULTS Long-stay patients consistently occupied around a fifth of all acute beds. The nursing and medical staff recommendations and patients’ placements at 2 years showed only moderate agreement. Aside from remaining in hospital, patients were most likely to be living in a residential or nursing home at follow-up. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS There is a need to sharpen the focus of mental health stra...
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RESULTS Long-stay patients consistently occupied around a fifth of all acute beds. The nursing and medical staff recommendations and patients’ placements at 2 years showed only moderate agreement. Aside from remaining in hospital, patients were most likely to be living in a residential or nursing home at follow-up. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS There is a need to sharpen the focus of mental health stra...
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RESULTS Long-stay patients consistently occupied around a fifth of all acute beds. The nursing and medical staff recommendations and patients’ placements at 2 years showed only moderate agreement. Aside from remaining in hospital, patients were most likely to be living in a residential or nursing home at follow-up. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS There is a need to sharpen the focus of mental health stra...
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