25% of mental health patients out within a week

A QUARTER of all psychiatric patients admitted to hospitals last year were discharged within a week.

25% of mental health patients out within a week
Wed, 19 Dec, 2007 - 00:00
Conor Ryan

Two-thirds were back at home within a month.

These figures were released yesterday in the Health Research Board’s annual report on psychiatric admissions.

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