Absconding: reducing failure to return in adult mental health wards
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Absconding: reducing failure to return in adult mental health wards
Failing to return from leave from acute psychiatric wards can have a range of negative consequences for patients, relatives and staff. This study used quality improvement methodology to improve the processes around patient leave and time away from the ward. The aim of this study was to improve rates of on-time return from leave by detained and informal patients by 50%. Following a baseline peri...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality Improvement Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2050-1315
DOI: 10.1136/bmjquality.u209837.w5117