Delayed discharge from mental health hospitals: Results of an English postal survey

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-230

  Lewis, Ruth ^a   Glasby, Jon ^b  

^a PA Consulting Group

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and social care; Hospital discharge; Mental health services; Partnership working; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645716903     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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