Editing Patient (section)

== Day patient ==
A '''day patient''' (or '''day-patient''') is a patient who is using the full range of services of a hospital or clinic but is not expected to stay the night. The term was originally used by [[psychiatric hospital]] services using of this patient type to care for people needing support to make the transition from in-patient to out-patient care. However, the term is now also heavily used for people attending hospitals for day surgery.