TY  - JOUR
AB  - Lack of therapeutic activities, or simply ‘something to do’ has been widely criticised as a major shortcoming of acute inpatient psychiatric units. Deborah Wildgoose and colleagues describe how one trust introduced a flexible, innovative programme of evening and weekend activities run by sessional workers from outside the mental health services. The programme was devised in consultation with service users and was reported by patients and staff to have reduced the stress of hospital admission and improved the whole ward atmosphere.
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SN  - 1366-6282
DO  - 10.1108/13666282200500005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13666282200500005
AU  - Wildgoose Deborah
AU  - Flanagan Peter
AU  - Crewe Melanie
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - A life less ordinary: developing an out‐of‐hours inpatient activity programme
T2  - A Life in the Day
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 16
EP  - 20
Y2  - 2024/09/26
ER  -