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Mental health secure services

  • Last modified date:
    14 October 2008

Mental health secure services provide treatment for people with mental health disorders that mean that they are at significant risk of harming themselves or others. Many of these patients will be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Terms of reference for the Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services Programme Board

The Board acts as an offical oversight group for the Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services.

A framework for the performance management of high security hospitals

This framework describes the structure and mechanisms by which the maintenance of the Secretary of State’s ‘Line of Sight’ to high security hospitals should be discharged by Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs).   The quarterly performance spreadsheet describes the data which is collected quarterly to inform SHAs' performance management of the hospitals.

Terms of reference for National Oversight Group for High Security Hospitals

The National Oversight Group for High Security Hospitals brings together significant stakeholders to provide oversight for the high secure services on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health.

The Safety and Security in Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions

Directions and detailed guidance notes issued in 2000, with subsequent amendments.

Best practice guidance: Specification for adult medium-secure services

This is a best practice document with quality principles, specifications and high-level indicators for all medium-secure services. It also clarifies the performance framework underpinning the quality principles.

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