title: Sections 135 and 136: Running a health-based place of safety in Gloucestershire.
abstract: The Maxwell Centre, a health-based place of safety (POS) adjacent to a psychiatric hospital, was opened in Gloucestershire in February 2009. It provides a POS for people detained under Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended in 2007. Prior to the opening of the Maxwell Centre, police cells were the only designated POSs. To assess the impact of the opening of this new facility, we undertook a service evaluation. In the five years (February 2009 to December 2013) following the opening of the Maxwell Centre, the use of Section 136 increased by more than 60%.
authors.affiliation: Independent Consultant, Gloucestershire, UK david.pugh@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.affiliation: 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire, UK.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laidlaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mental Health Act; Section 135; Section 136; place of safety