Goldsmith, LP;
Anderson, K;
Clarke, G;
Crowe, C;
Jarman, H;
Johnson, S;
Lloyd-Evans, B;
Lomani, J;
McDaid, D;
Park, A-L;
et al.
Goldsmith, LP; Anderson, K; Clarke, G; Crowe, C; Jarman, H; Johnson, S; Lloyd-Evans, B; Lomani, J; McDaid, D; Park, A-L; Smith, JA; Turner, K; Gillard, S
(2021)
The psychiatric decision unit as an emerging model in mental health crisis care: a national survey in England.
Int J Ment Health Nurs, 30 (4).
pp. 955-962.
ISSN 1447-0349
https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12849
SGUL Authors: Goldsmith, Lucy Pollyanna
Abstract
Psychiatric decision units have been developed in many countries internationally to address the pressure on inpatient services and dissatisfactory, long waits people in mental health crisis can experience in emergency departments. Research into these units lags behind their development, as they are implemented by healthcare providers to address these problems. This is the first-ever national survey to identify their prevalence, structure, activities, and contextual setting within health services, in order to provide a robust basis for future research. The response rate was high (94%), and six PDUs in England were identified. The results indicated that PDUs open 24/7, accept only voluntary patients, provide recliner chairs for sleeping rather than beds, and limit stays to 12-72 hours. PDUs are predominantly staffed by senior, qualified mental health nurses and healthcare assistants, with psychiatry input. Staff:patient ratios are high (1:2.1 during the day shift). Differences in PDU structure and activities (including referral pathway, length of stay, and staff:patient ratios) were identified, suggesting the optimal configuration for PDUs has not yet been established. Further research into the efficacy of this innovation is needed; PDUs potentially have a role in an integrated crisis care pathway which provides a variety of care options to service users.
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© 2021 The Authors. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: |
crisis care, crisis unit, emergency, mental health decision units, psychiatric decision unit, Nursing, 1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1701 Psychology |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: |
Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII) |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Int J Ment Health Nurs |
ISSN: |
1447-0349 |
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eng |
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25 February 2021 | Published Online | 16 July 2021 | Published | 31 January 2021 | Accepted |
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Publisher License: |
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 |
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PubMed ID: |
33630402 |
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URI: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/113013 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12849 |
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