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Method in our madness? An audit of a regional adolescent unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Simon Gowers
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Ken Entwistle
Affiliation:
Cloughside School, Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, Manchester M25 7BL
Norman Cooke
Affiliation:
Cloughside School, Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, Manchester M25 7BL
Bella Okpalugo
Affiliation:
Cloughside School, Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, Manchester M25 7BL
Ann Kenyon
Affiliation:
Cloughside School, Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, Manchester M25 7BL
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Adolescent psychiatric services differ considerably in terms of the patient groups they seek to address and in their modes of treatment (Health Advisory Service, 1986). The Prestwich Adolescent Unit is a general purpose, seven day, regional service for adolescent psychiatry, based in Salford Health Authority. Serving a population of 4½ million, it offers a mix of in-patient, day-patient, out-patient and consultation/liaison work, specialising in the treatment of mental illness.

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Audit in practice
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992

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