The future of medium secure forensic psychiatry in Britain: a survey.
The number of National Health Service (NHS) secure psychiatric beds is increasing. This survey asked forensic services about their plans for expansion. The survey indicated a large increase in medium secure provision over the next five years. The increase in the number of patients being detained in secure settings raises questions about whether there is in Britain an on-going process of 'reinstitutionalisation' of the mentally ill.
Hill
Simon A
SA
Fromeside, Blackberry Hill Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol. simon.hill@awp.nhs.uk
D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom