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Table 1 Summary site characteristics and data collection across the six meso-level case study sites

From: Recovery-focused mental health care planning and co-ordination in acute inpatient mental health settings: a cross national comparative mixed methods study

Site (country)

Characteristics of the Site

Questionnaire Returns

Interviews

 
  

Staff

Service Users

Staff

Service Users

Carers

Artois (England)

Covers a large and predominantly rural area, serving a population of around 1.6 million. There are 8 adult psychiatric admissions wards with 157 beds available. The main ward for intensive data collection was mixed gender and had 23 beds: 10 for female patients, 10 for male patients and three for either male or female patients.

61

53

6

6

5

Burgundy (Wales)

Covers a wide geographical area with a mix of urban and rural communities, serving a population of around 500,000. Mental health services are provided in three hospital sites and there are 75 beds in total. The main ward for data collection was mixed gender and had 21 beds, with one bed allocated for a child aged between 17 and 18 years (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services).

43

48

6

6

0

Champagne (Wales)

Covers two contrasting areas: one urban and fairly ethnically diverse, the other rural and predominantly White British. Serves approximately 500,000 people through 2 psychiatric hospitals with 75 beds in total. The main ward used for intensive data collection at was mixed gender and had 19 beds.

41

48

4

6

0

Dauphine (England)

Covers an extremely densely populated and multicultural urban area. Serves approximately 750,000 people. Inpatient mental health services are provided from three hospital sites with 251 acute inpatient beds. The main ward for intensive data collection at this site was mixed gender and had 19 beds.

53

54

6

6

2

Languedoc (England)

Covers a largely rural area, serving a population of around 735,000 people. Provides inpatient adult services and there were 62 beds available across the two hospital sites. The main ward for intensive data collection at this site was a male ward with 22 beds.

50

47

3

6

1

Provence (England)

Covers a predominantly rural area, serving a population of around 1.5 million. Adult inpatient services are provided from 6 hospital sites and there were 290 acute inpatient beds. The main ward for intensive data collection was a mixed ward with 17 beds.

42

51

6

6

2

Totals

290

301

31

36

10