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Planning for Community Care

Long-Stay Populations of Hospitals Scheduled for Rundown or Closure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. Clifford ,
A. Charman ,
Y. Webb  and
S. Best
P. Clifford*
Affiliation:
Research and Development for Psychiatry, T. R. House, 134–138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
A. Charman
Affiliation:
Research and Development for Psychiatry
Y. Webb
Affiliation:
Research and Development for Psychiatry
S. Best
Affiliation:
Research and Development for Psychiatry
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

Using the Community Placement Questionnaire, the long-stay populations of five hospitals were surveyed. The results suggest that there is little need for large hospitals if adequate community provision is made. However, a small number of patients continue to accumulate for whom community placement is hard to envisage. Investigating the characteristics of the ‘new long-stay’ patients suggests that the usual definition should be extended to include those over 65 years old with no diagnosis of dementia and those in hospital for 1–10 years. About 20% of ‘new long-stay’ patients have organic diagnoses and the needs of this group require assessment.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 2 , February 1991 , pp. 190 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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