National Psychiatric In-Patient Reporting System (NPIRS)
Information on people with dementia in long-stay psychiatric hospitals and units, including length of stay, can be obtained from the NPIRS.
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National Psychiatric In-Patient Reporting System (NPIRS)
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Last year data publically available:
2013
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The database records all admissions to, discharges from and deaths in Irish psychiatric units and hospitals on the register of approved centres under the Mental Health Act 2001. An in-patient census, which is carried out every three years, is also produced from the database.
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