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Crisis in admission beds
- Authors:
- POWELL Robin B., HOLLANDER Doris, TOBIANSKY Robert I.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167, December 1995, pp.765-769.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a study carried out to measure bed occupancy in Greater London's psychiatric units, in response to the apparent shortage of admission beds. The bed occupancy of London's 54 National Health Service (NHS) acute psychiatric units within 29 districts was ascertained by telephone on 16 bank holidays covering the period 1990-93. The mean occupancy level for all London over the 4 years was 97.54%. Bed a steady decline in the number of beds over the four-year period. Occupancy rates have become unacceptably high and require careful monitoring. Corrective action may be required in order to prevent a breakdown in services.
The Mental Health Act 1983 - the application of the act: admission to hospital and emergency intervention
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, TAYLOR Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 4(1), February 1995, pp.27-35.
The first of three articles examining the working of the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to older people looks at the epidemiology of mental disorder in older people, and considers issues concerning admission to hospital and emergency intervention.
Time to get tougher
- Author:
- WHELAN Norman
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.8.95, 1995, p.52.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Draws on the author's experience of moving clients with mental health problems into the community to argue that nurses have to become more political.
What can you expect?
- Author:
- MILLAR Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 20.7.95, 1995, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
There is strong support among trusts for a national mental health patients' charter.
The Mental Health Act 1983 - treatment, restraint and appeals to Mental Health Review Tribunals
- Author:
- MacDONALD Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 4(2), May 1995, pp.41-47.
The second in a series of three articles on the application of the Mental Health Act 1983 looks at legal issues within the hospital, particularly issues relating to treatment, restraint and appeals to Mental Health Review Tribunals.
The rights and wrongs of control and restraint
- Author:
- HOPTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 73, February 1995, p.16.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses the controversial techniques of control and restraint used by nurses.
Crisis? What crisis?
- Author:
- COBB Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 12.1.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that community-based crisis services for people with mental health problems are more effective than hospital based care.
Caught in the front line
- Author:
- THOMAS Ben
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 8.11.95, 1995, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The illicit use of drugs in psychiatric wards is growing. Examines the options available for nurses to cope with the potential violence and dangers of this trend.
Over dose
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.10.95, 1995, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Over-prescribing drugs for mental health service users is widespread and extends beyond the hospital ward into the community. Investigates why this is happening.
Day care: do carers gain?
- Author:
- WALDER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(5), September 1995, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
One of the aims of day care for people with dementia is to relieve stress and enhance the well-being of carers. Reports on a study which aimed to show how far this was being achieved.