Self-harm patients not admitted to hospital.
In recent years a large proportion of self-harm patients attending hospital have not been admitted to medical or short-stay wards but have returned home directly from accident and emergency departments. A continued trend towards such a policy seems likely despite limited and conflicting evidence on its desirability. The clinical, training and epidemiological implications of changes in self-harm admission policy are outlined, together with recommendations concerning clinical audit.
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University of Leeds.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005194:Family Practice; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom