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Criteria for long-stay care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Jolley*
Affiliation:
South Manchester NHS Trust and Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Susan Jolley
Affiliation:
South Manchester NHS Trust
Susan Benbow
Affiliation:
Central Manchester NHS Trust
*
Correspondence: Dr D. Jolley, Psychogeriatric Unit, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, West Didsbury. Manchester M20 8LR
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Most old age psychiatrists see long-stay care in good quality community hospitals as an essential component of a comprehensive service for older people suffering from mental illnesses (Jolley & Arie, 1992). Yet in recent years some Health Authorities have sought to reduce or close their long-stay beds and this has caused a great deal of controversy (Alzheimer's Disease Society, 1993; Benbow et al, 1994).

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References

Alzheimer's Disease Society (1993) NHS Continuing Care Beds. London: ADS.Google Scholar
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Jolley, D. & Arie, T. (1992) Developments in psychogeriatric services. In Recent Advances in Psychogeriatrics II (ed T. Arie), pp. 117135. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.Google Scholar
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