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Psychiatry and the new NHS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Judy Harrison*
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Trainee in Public Health Medicine, Stockport Health Authority, Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 5AB
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The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 has been described as the biggest shake-up to the NHS since its inception. Most psychiatrists will by now be familiar with the new arrangements for community care, but what are the implications of the structural changes in the NHS for psychiatry?

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

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