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Psychiatric clinics in residential homes for the elderly

Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride

Donald Lyons, Clinical Director^*

Elderly Mental Health Services, Leverndale Hospital, 510 Crookston Road, Glasgow G53 7TU

^* Correspondence

We have evaluated the effects of providing a ‘roving’ psychiatric clinic to local authority residential homes for the elderly. The clinic was well received by the staff in the homes, reduced the need for urgent domiciliary consultations and hospital admission and appeared to be highly cost-effective.

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