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A Comparison of In-Patient Costs of Treatment and Care in a Scottish Psychiatric Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. A. McKechnie ,
D. Rae  and
J. May
A. A. McKechnie
Affiliation:
Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian EH52 6LW
D. Rae
Affiliation:
Strathclyde University; former Administrative Trainee, Lothian Health Board
J. May
Affiliation:
West Lothian District, Lothian Health Board
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Summary

A comparison has been made of costs within in-patient units in a large Scottish psychiatric hospital. Cost differences were found between short-stay, rehabilitation and long-stay psychosis units and beds for the elderly with mental disorder. These differences reflected staffing levels, particularly of nurses. The costs were greater than average for psychiatric hospitals and approximated to geriatric units—a finding in keeping with the high occupancy of beds by the elderly. Existing long-stay elderly patients require to be considered separately in distinguishing elderly in-patient costs without total psychogeriatric care offered by society.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 6 , December 1982 , pp. 602 - 607
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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