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CAN WE PREVENT READMISSION? NEEDS FOR CARE AND GAPS IN SERVICE PROVISION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2001

Myra Cooper
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
Sheila McLees
Affiliation:
Aylesbury Vale Community Healthcare NHS Trust, U.K.

Abstract

In a pilot study we aimed to assess needs for care (and gaps in service provision) in readmitted psychiatric patients. Semi-structured interviews using the Cardinal Needs Schedule were conducted, and case notes were examined. Most readmitted patients had many needs (clinical and social) that were not being met in the community. Psychological interventions were required to meet many of the clinical needs, while a broad range of interventions was required to meet social needs. There was a poor match between the needs identified by the Cardinal Needs Schedule and those identified at discharge planning.

Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Copyright
© 2001 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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