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Out-of-area mental health placements
Out-of-area mental health placements: we must increase resources for severe mental illness and capacity for inpatient care
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r86 (Published 20 January 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r86
- Peter L Cornwall, consultant psychiatrist
- Tees, Esk, and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Redcar, UK
- lennycornwall{at}nhs.net
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report1 on out-of-area mental health inpatient placements provides a welcome spotlight on the problem.2 Psychiatrists have, however, repeatedly raised concerns since the Royal College of Psychiatrists set up the Commission on Acute Adult Inpatient Care in …
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