Infection control and the prevalence, management and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections in mental health wards in London, UK: lessons learned from wave 1 to wave 2.
Kathy Y LiuAnita KulatilakeChris KalafatisGareth SmithJacob D KingJordi Serra-MestresLauren HuzzeyNicola NgPooja KandangwaThomas ElliottAndrew SommerladLouise MarstonGill LivingstonPublished in: BJPsych open (2022)
Patients in psychiatric in-patient settings, mostly admitted without known SARS-CoV-2 infection, had a high risk of infection compared with people in the community but lower than that during wave 1. Availability of infection control measures in line with a policy of parity of esteem between mental and physical health appears to have lowered within-hospital COVID-19 infections and deaths. Cautious management of vulnerable patient groups including mental health patients may reduce the future impact of COVID-19.
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