Mental health move eases pressure on ageing hospital

Moving mental health patients in the hospital and returned home has seen a 40% drop in enrolments.
Health paramount chiefs, supported by mental health charities, has worked hard to banish the legacy of psychiatric ' institutions ', see increasing integration as an important means to achieve it.

As a result, the numbers are going through doors at

Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Morningside has dramatically accelerated over the last three years.

But while has welcomed, critics say it was a little choice given the number of beds that have been cut.

Results were revealed in a presentation of Edinburgh community health partnership demonstrates progress on mental health in the region.

Consultant psychiatrist for NHS Lothian Mark Taylor said: "mental illness is a common health problem in this area. Until 2008 was a traditional hospital service and there were several ways to the hospital.

"So we invested ￡ 1.6 million to develop a new model."

Now there are only about 3000 admission to hospital, compared with more than 5000 years ago.

In addition, the number of repossession-task of a patient could not have been entitled benefits also declined sharply.

Thanks to the initiative to care for people in your home or supported community settings, occupy fewer hospitals.

Mr Taylor added: "what we have now is a virtual hospital ward in our team. We offer nursing visits two or three times a day to maintain their autonomy while dealing with their mental demands. It has been a cultural change. "

Health chiefs said decrease places less strain on ageing hospital behind Morningside road.

After years of discussion, it was decided to rebuild hospital gradually over the next decade for patients and staff complained about the current premises was not "fit for purpose".

But a mental health source said the Evening News: "part of what has been said is welcome, but really have no choice but to move people out of the hospital due to the beds that have been deleted.

"Not everyone can be removed from a hospital setting, some really is not ready for this and we must be careful not to create a culture where people are rushed out too early because the consequences can be really terrible."

Experts say integrate psychiatric patients back to the community were decisive in order to reduce stigma.

Director of see me campaign Suzie Vestre said: "every move that reduces hospital admissions must be welcomed if it means that we are finding better ways to provide treatment."

amorris@edinburghnews.com

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