Nottingham and the Hospital Plan: a Follow-up Study of Long-Stay In-patients
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 135 (1) , 42-51
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.135.1.42
Abstract
Summary: The post-war development of psychiatric services in Nottingham, with their reduction in the number of beds and marked increase in in-patient turnover and day patient and out-patient attendances, represents a close approximation to the proposals of the 1962 Hospital Plan. These changes were achieved by redeployment of existing resources.A fifteen-year attrition study of 1960 long-stay in-patients shows a high rate of discharge, especially for males.The reasons for these findings and some implications are discussed.Keywords
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