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Special care wards: are they special?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anthony Zigmond
Anthony Zigmond*
Affiliation:
Leeds Community & Mental Health Services, High Royds Hospital, Menston, Ilkley LS29 6AQ
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Over the past four years I have visited a number of special care wards (also known as locked/intensive care/secure wards) and interviewed many staff and patients, both as a Mental Health Act Commissioner and as a second opinion appointed doctor. It has been suggested to me that my observations may be of some interest. The points are not exhaustive nor are they research based. Before continuing I must also declare that I have no special knowledge or expertise in the care or treatment of patients in this setting.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 5 , May 1995 , pp. 310 - 312
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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Department of Health & Home Office (1991) Review of Health and Social Services for Mentally Disordered Offenders and Others Requiring Similar Services. Google Scholar
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