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The changing role of Ards Mental Health Day Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Helen J. Harbinson*
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, Ards Hospital Church Street, Newtownards, Co Down BT23 4AS
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Abstract

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There has been a great deal of debate and uncertainty about the role of day hospitals. The current emphasis is on their use as an alternative to acute-in-patient care. There are, however, difficulties with this approach. This paper looks at developments in service provision in a day hospital in Northern Ireland, where the focus is on multidisciplinary assessment and group and sessional treatment, rather than day care.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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