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Implications of urban drift on health care resources in inner London

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. J. Montgomery  and
A. M. Parshall
A. J. Montgomery*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RP
A. M. Parshall
Affiliation:
Gordon Hospital, London
*
∗Correspondence
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All 34 patients admitted from a central area of London over a 10-week period were identified. The 25 (73%) who were subsequently interviewed were questioned about their whereabouts at various points in the past. Eleven (44%) of the interviewed patients had arrived in the area within one month prior to admission, nine (36%) within the last week. Seven (28%) of the total were identified as not being the responsibility of the local authority. Patients who have recently arrived provide a significant proportion of the clinical workload in this area.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 494 - 496
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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