Variations in the hospital management of self harm in adults in England: observational study

Bennewith, O., Gunnell, D., Peters, T.J., Hawton, K. and House, A.O. (2004) Variations in the hospital management of self harm in adults in England: observational study. BMJ, 328 (7448). pp. 1108-1109. ISSN 0959-8138

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Abstract

More than 140 000 people present to hospital after an episode of self harm each year in England and Wales. Improving the general hospital management of these people is a key area in preventing suicide. Although professional consensus has been reached on how self harm services should be organised and delivered, wide variations in care delivery have been reported in two regions in England. Using a nationally representative sample, we investigated the variation in services and delivery of care for self harm patients in hospitals in England.

Item Type:	Article
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Repository Officer
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2006
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2013 17:06
Published Version:	http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7448/1108
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1108
URI:	http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/152

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