Psychiatric Inpatient Services in a General Hospital Setting in the City State of Singapore: An Attempt to Improve the Inpatient Experience of Patients with Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Aims: Sengkang General Hospital (SGH) is one of the newest government hospitals in the city state of Singapore. This busy 1000 bedded hospital has a 14 bedded psychiatric unit managed by the Department of Psychiatry. The department has 9 specialists, 4 to 5 Junior doctors and is supported by Allied...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103876/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: Sengkang General Hospital (SGH) is one of the newest government hospitals in the city state of Singapore. This busy 1000 bedded hospital has a 14 bedded psychiatric unit managed by the Department of Psychiatry. The department has 9 specialists, 4 to 5 Junior doctors and is supported by Allied Health Professionals like Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Medical Social Workers and Nursing Professionals. All the above-named professionals work together as a well-oiled unit caring for the mental health needs of the patients mainly in the North East of Singapore. Ward 45 in SGH where the psychiatric unit is located houses inpatients who are 18 years and above. The patients have varied diagnosis, present with different risk profiles and as expected in any inpatient unit have varied lengths of stay. The aim was to start an inpatient programme which would benefit the patients during their stay and help in their recovery as well as equip them to build on their recovery and get back to successfully living in the community. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |