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Absconding: reducing failure to return in adult mental health wards
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Failing to return from leave from acute psychiatric wards can have a range of negative consequences for patients, relatives and staff. This study used quality improvement methodology to improve the processes around patient leave and time away from the ward. The aim of this study was to improve rates of on-time return from leave by detained and informal patients by 50%. Following a baseline period, four interventions were implemented and refined using PDSA cycles. The main outcome measure was...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/bmjquality.u209837.w5117
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ Quality Improvement Reports Journal website
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- u209837
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-31
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- ISSN:
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2050-1315
- Source identifiers:
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659487
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pubs:659487
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uuid:cf3c074c-aec7-4d18-a616-f54767e45833
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- pubs:659487
- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Bailey et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license.
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