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DESTINATION AND DEPENDENCY OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC INPATIENTS AT DISCHARGE FROM NOTTINGHAM HOSPITALS FOLLOWING THE 1990 NHS AND COMMUNITY CARE ACT

1996; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199609)11

1099-1166

Ola Junaid, Kim Page, Karen Blagden, PATRICIA McCAULEY, Asit B. Biswas, Rob Jones,

Healthcare Systems and Technology

International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryVolume 11, Issue 9 p. 787-793 Research Article DESTINATION AND DEPENDENCY OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC INPATIENTS AT DISCHARGE FROM NOTTINGHAM HOSPITALS FOLLOWING THE 1990 NHS AND COMMUNITY CARE ACT OLA JUNAID, Corresponding Author OLA JUNAID St Francis Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UKSt Francis Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.Search for more papers by this authorKIM PAGE, KIM PAGE Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKAREN BLAGDEN, KAREN BLAGDEN Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPATRICIA McCAULEY, PATRICIA McCAULEY Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorASIT BISWAS, ASIT BISWAS Porchester Ward, Wells Road Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorROB JONES, ROB JONES Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this author OLA JUNAID, Corresponding Author OLA JUNAID St Francis Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UKSt Francis Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.Search for more papers by this authorKIM PAGE, KIM PAGE Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKAREN BLAGDEN, KAREN BLAGDEN Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPATRICIA McCAULEY, PATRICIA McCAULEY Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorASIT BISWAS, ASIT BISWAS Porchester Ward, Wells Road Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorROB JONES, ROB JONES Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1996 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199609)11:9 3.0.CO;2-6Citations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This study examines the impact of the National Health Service (NHS) and Community Care Act on the discharge of patients from inpatient psychogeriatric wards in Nottingham. All inpatients discharged from five psychogeriatric acute assessment wards between April 1 and September 30, 1993 were included in the study. The dependency of each patient was assessed using the balance of care method and relationships between dependency and destination at discharge were examined. The dependency status of patients discharged between April 1993 and September 1993 was compared with the dependency and destination at discharge of all inpatients admitted during the corresponding period in the previous year. There was a larger proportion of high-dependency patients admitted in 1993 than in 1992. There was no difference between the two periods in the median length of stay. 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