title: Mental health. Open and shut case.
abstract: Acute mental care consumes about two-thirds of all mental health spending. But many beds are blocked by patients who no longer need intensive support. They stay in hospital because of a lack of alternative services. If each patient left hospital when they were deemed ready, inpatient costs would be almost halved. More than a third of these patients are re-admissions. A range of alternative crisis services, including 24-hour nursing care and staffed hostels, are needed.
authors.affiliation: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom