title: Special hospitals. Models of imperfection.
abstract: Forensic mental healthcare needs radical change. National standards should be established. An effective model needs to integrate special hospitals, secure units and community care.
authors.affiliation: Tees and North East Yorkshire Trust.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011329:Prisoners; D012637:Security Measures; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom