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Could this be you: evaluating quality and standards of care in the inpatient psychiatric setting
- Author:
- WARNER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(3), November 2000, pp.89-92.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
NHS mental health services are under considerable pressure to meet exacting quality standards in the provision of services. The physical conditions of wards, staffing levels and training, treatment programmes and polices, and the design of the unit itself are all known to be important factors in the therapeutic care environment. Outlines a template services can use to evaluate their inpatient psychiatric units against national standards and known best practice.