University of Otago: Lack of Psychogeriatric Beds Putting Patients and Doctors at Risk
June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release:
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Lack of psychogeriatric beds putting patients and doctors at risk
Placing physically and sexually aggressive older psychiatric patients in general hospital wards is both unsafe and unethical, a University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka-led paper argues.
The authors are urgently calling for more inpatient beds for patients with the behavio . . .
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Lack of psychogeriatric beds putting patients and doctors at risk
Placing physically and sexually aggressive older psychiatric patients in general hospital wards is both unsafe and unethical, a University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka-led paper argues.
The authors are urgently calling for more inpatient beds for patients with the behavio . . .