Length of Stay in Mental Health Acute Inpatient Units in Australia vs England: Exploring Differences in Clinical Practice and Service Design

Aims: To explore factors in service design that can account for difference in length of stay (LoS) in acute inpatient care for general adult patients between a public mental health service in London, North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) with one in regional Australia, South West Healthcare (SWH).

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Main Authors: Freddie Johansson, James Dove, Eugene Tan, Fran Maffia, Barbara Pavlou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104936/type/journal_article
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