A suitable waiting room? Hospital transfer outcomes and delays from two London prisons

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 409-412

  Forrester, Andrew ^a   Henderson, Christopher ^b   Wilson, Simon ^c   Cumming, Ian ^d   Spyrou, Miriam ^b   Parrott, Janet ^b  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Bracton Centre Medium Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d HM Prison Belmarsh   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WAITING ROOM; WARD;

EID: 71949090851     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.108.022780     Document Type: Article

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