title: The use of refocusing in acute psychiatric care.
abstract: Acute psychiatric provision in the UK is not fit for purpose. Many acute wards are chaotic, untherapeutic and can be intimidating or even dangerous. In this article the authors present a model for organisational and personal change that has had a positive impact on patients and staff, and has done so at reduced financial cost and with reduced clinical risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Studies, University of Bradford.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dodds
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*