Introducing a nurse-led clinic for patients who self-harm.
A fortnightly self-harm clinic was set up for patients from a secure psychiatric unit. This prize-winning paper describes how it both reduced admissions to A&E and won the support of patients, who became involved in their wound care.
Corser
R
R
Milton Keynes General Hospital, UK. rachael.corser@mkgeneral.nhs.uk
Ebanks
L
L
D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*