No difference in patient mortality for weekend vs weekday admissions to psychiatric hospitals

Interim findings from a NIHR HS&DR study, published in The Lancet, have found that there is no significant difference in risk of mortality for patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the weekend versus during the week. Whilst previous studies have indicated that risk of mortality is higher for patients admitted to acute hospitals at...
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - Category: American Health Source Type: news