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Hospital statistics: mental health and learning disability (2014/15)
- Authors:
- O'DONNELL Michael, TAGGART Kieran
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 78
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This publication presents information on activity within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Programmes of Care (POC) in hospitals in Northern Ireland during the year ending 31 March 2015. It details information on inpatient, day case and outpatient activity, and compulsory admissions under the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986. The report shows that over the last five years, the total number of admissions to hospital under the mental health POC has decreased by 13.3 per cent while the number of admissions to hospital under the learning disability POC has decreased year on year from 503 in 2010/11 to 261 in 2014/15, a reduction of 48.1 per cent. (Edited publisher abstract)
Young people's experience of adult in-patient psychiatric care: a Northern Ireland case study
- Author:
- SCOTT David
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(9), May 2001, pp.305-308.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Mental health problems among young people are common, and increasing in incidence. Up to 20 percent of adolescents may experience psychiatric disorder. Yet services for this group are woefully inadequate, and often young people have to be admitted to adult in-patient units. Reports on a survey of young people in Northern Ireland about their sometimes traumatic experiences of admission and treatment in adult patient psychiatric units.
Northern Ireland care in the community
- Author:
- KAVANAGH Shane
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Research Review, 3,, April 1996, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
Describes a study in Northern Ireland which compares the quality of life of people with mental health problems and learning difficulties whilst living in hospital with subsequent findings at six, twelve and twenty-four months after discharge.