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Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra

For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community

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A regional New South Wales public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility, in favour of a home-based service.

The ABC reports voluntary patients at Kempsey District Hospital will either be transferred to a new “hospital in the home” program or a neighbouring hospital, while involuntary patients will be transferred to Port Macquarie Base Hospital, 55 kilometres away.

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