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The use of beds in NHS medium secure units in England
- Author:
- MURRAY Kevin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 7(3), December 1996, pp.504-524.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Services for mentally abnormal offenders have recently been subjected to a major review, with particular emphasis on expansion of the medium secure sector. This paper reports on a case-note study of all patients in the NHS medium secure unit system on 30 November 1991. Census data include demographic, clinical and offending characteristics, and anticipated outcome. Reports on findings and argues that proposals significantly to increase the number of medium secure beds should be considered in the context of the very restricted service currently available.
The Bentham Unit: a pilot remand and assessment service for male mentally disordered remand prisoners
- Authors:
- MURRAY Kevin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 170, May 1997, pp.456-461.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Because of continuing concern regarding the inadequacy of existing NHS provision for mentally disordered remand prisoners, the Bentham Unit was commissioned as a pilot project to provide rapid assessment and, where appropriate, hospital admission for such prisoners from the former North West Thames catchment area. Information is presented on the referrals and admissions in the first years of the service's operation. Reports on results and concludes that adequate services is a resource issue, not a clinical problem.