North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2021 Jan;21(1):e77-e79. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0635. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
During COVID-19 there has been increased pressure on mental health services internationally. In this report, we compare admissions to one acute medical unit (AMU) for patients with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic (April, May and June 2020) to the same period of time in 2019. We found an increase in this cohort of patients in 2020, both as an absolute number and as a proportion of the medical take. We outline some strategies which we have adopted locally to improve care for this patient group.
在 COVID-19 期间，国际上对心理健康服务的压力有所增加。在本报告中，我们将 2020 年（4 月、5 月和 6 月） COVID-19 大流行期间精神健康问题患者入住一家急症医疗单位（AMU）的情况与 2019 年同期进行了比较。我们发现 2020 年这一组患者的数量有所增加，无论是绝对值还是占医疗就诊的比例均有所增加。我们概述了我们在当地采取的一些策略，以改善对这群患者的护理。
