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Table 1 Designated bed uses and designated length of stay

From: The virtual institution: cross-sectional length of stay in general adult and forensic psychiatry beds

Designated bed use

N

Designated length of stay

Acute

Rehabilitation/medium stay

Longer stay

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Acute

570

570 (100)

0

0

Rehabilitation

137

0 (0)

107 (78%)

30 (22%)

Women’s

36

33 (92)

0

3 (8)

PICU

35

35 (100)

0

0

RMNH community

43

0

0

43 (100)

Long stay hospital

73

0

0

73 (100)

Eating disorder

13

13 (100)

0

0

Challenging behaviour

12

0

12 (100)

0

Drugs and alcohol/mother and baby

9

9 (100)

0

0

NHS medium secure

54

0

54 (100)

0

Independent sector medium secure

32

0

0

32 (100)

High secure

71

0

0

71 (100)

Total

1,085

660 (61)

173 (16)

252 (23)

  1. PICU psychiatric intensive care unit, RMNH registered mental nursing home (community unit), NHS National Health Service (public sector).