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Psychiatric beds attached to a community mental health centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jed Boardman ,
Richard Hodgson  and
Martyn Lewis
Martyn Lewis
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychiatry, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, Thornburrow Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 7QB
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Abstract

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The loss of psychiatric beds associated with the closure of large psychiatric institutions creates problems for the community care of those with severe mental Illness. This paper describes the use and possible advantages of a non-acute in-patient unit attached to a Community Menial Hearth Centre in North Staffordshire which has prioritised Individuals with severe mental Illness.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , April 1997 , pp. 202 - 204
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Sensky, T. & Scott, J. (1995) Acute inpatient wards. In Emergency Mental Health Services in the Community (eds. Phelan, M., Strathdee, G. and Thornicroft, G.), pp. 320–339. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
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