Hill Simon A
Fromeside, Blackberry Hill Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol.
Med Sci Law. 2006 Jul;46(3):245-7. doi: 10.1258/rsmmsl.46.3.245.
The number of National Health Service (NHS) secure psychiatric beds is increasing. This survey asked forensic services about their plans for expansion. The survey indicated a large increase in medium secure provision over the next five years. The increase in the number of patients being detained in secure settings raises questions about whether there is in Britain an on-going process of 'reinstitutionalisation' of the mentally ill.
