Patients sectioned unnecessarily just to gain access to a hospital bed – The Independent

Posted August 14th, 2013 in evidence, hospitals, mental health, news, select committees by sally

“Pressure on psychiatric wards has become so great that doctors are sectioning mentally ill patients unnecessarily, because it is often seen as the only way to gain access to a bed, MPs have found.”

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The Independent, 14th August 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk