Changes in an inner city psychiatric inpatient service following bed losses: a follow-up of the East Lambeth 1986 survey.
Recent years have seen a reduction in the number of psychiatric hospital beds available in central London. A survey was carried out to investigate the effects of bed losses without upgrading community facilities on one inner-city service. The problems highlighted are discussed in relation to patient needs and service provision.
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006268:Health Facilities; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine