Community care for long-stay psychiatric patients: need- or policy-driven?

This paper describes an economic analysis undertaken as part of an evaluation of mental health services in Clwyd. This project was conducted in response to the decision to close the North Wales Hospital, Denbigh; a long-stay psychiatric hospital. Cost data were collected in both the hospital setting and subsequent community care settings. These data are compared with effectiveness data developed in other parts of the overall project in order to...