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Use of hospital beds in neighbouring East London boroughs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

A. A. Robin  and
A. Hakki
A. A. Robin
Affiliation:
Runwell Hospital, near Wickford, Essex
A. Hakki
Affiliation:
Runwell Hospital, near Wickford, Essex
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Synopsis

Two adjacent areas of Greater London are compared to determine their respective use of psychiatric beds of different types. The one-day census is shown accurately to reflect average bed use in any year. The areas and hospitals involved employed different community and social work policies. A difference emerges in the use of long stay beds. A community-based social work service appears to make little impact on the use of short stay beds, and appears less successful than a hospital-related service in preventing hospital chronicity. Community social work services may identify psychogeriatric patients requiring hospital admission.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , May 1972 , pp. 176 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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