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The development of a district based forensic service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gwilym Hayes  and
Ahmed Soliman
Gwilym Hayes
Affiliation:
Middlewood Hospital, Sheffield S6 1TP
Ahmed Soliman
Affiliation:
Special Interest in Forensic Psychiatry, Rotherham District General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD
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Recent reports have highlighted the continuing lack of adequate provision for the difficult or offender patient. The move to community care, coupled with the closing of the larger institutions, has put a strain on traditional forensic services. They are being increasingly asked to deal with the difficult, nonoffender (Glancy) patient in addition to their more traditional offender-type (Butler) patient. This paper describes how one unit has developed to serve the needs of Rotherham and neighbouring health authorities. We do this by illustrating the current lack of provision and by describing the types of patient treated over a two year period.

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Audit in Practice
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , March 1991 , pp. 149 - 150
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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Royal College of Psychiatrists (1980) Secure Facilities for Psychiatric Patients: a comprehensive policy. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists.Google Scholar
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