Waiting times at a high-security hospital - A survey of the process from referral to admission at Ashworth Hospital

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 702-716

  Völlm, Birgit A ^a,b   Daley, Angela ^b   Silva, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Edenfield Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; High security; Resources; Service provision; Waiting list; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

EID: 70349745483     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903174022     Document Type: Article

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