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| A moving story | | Author(s) | Kenneth Bledin, John Riordan |
| Journal title | The Health Service Journal, vol 108, no 5588, 22 January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 30-31 |
| Keywords | In-patients ; Mental disorder ; Psychiatric units ; Closure ; House removal ; Nursing homes ; Waltham Forest. |
| Annotation | The deaths of frail, elderly mentally ill patients soon after their transfer from hospital to smaller community units have attracted considerable media coverage. In a minority of cases, relocations seem to have been conducted without adequately preparing patients and staff. However, the risk of death among such patients being moved out of long-stay psychiatric hospitals can be minimised with careful preparation. This article considers the transfer of 14 residents aged 70 to 96 from Claybury Hospital as part of its closure programme, to a community nursing home without a single death in the six months following the move. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980209004 A |
| Classmark | LF7: E: LDL: 5YW: TNH: LHB: 82LW * |
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