title: Mental health. As you don't like it.
abstract: The publication of the national service framework for mental health provides a good opportunity to review acute psychiatric services, which are unpopular with patients and understaffed. The framework recommends a balance of hospital beds, community provision and home care. Planning should usually cover one or more primary care groups.
authors.affiliation: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006699:Home Care Services; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom