Hi Lucy Thanks for your comments which I agree with entirely. I was hoping that poeple would offer ideas on putting a policy in place if they already had one...
Hi Pete, I have been writing a policy and procedural guidelines on Sexual Health and Relationships for the MSU that I work in. This covers a little bit on...
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Hi everyone, How are you all? At the moment I am doing a literature review about 'OT in forensic mental health'. Unfortunately three of the articles I want...
Hi everyone I am working on a learning disability ward in a medium secure hospital and at the moment due to a change in the patient population on the ward,...
Hi Kristy, Rather coincidentally I received two of the articles (Forensic OT: is it a developing specialism? & An Introduction to OT in forensic psychiatry) ...
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Apr 4, 2006 8:14 am
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Hi Catherine I was interested to read your email about bullying especially in regards to a sentence whereby you said due "to a change in the patient population...
Hi Kristy I have a copy of the third article. Forward, M.J., Lloyd, C. & Trevan-Hawke, J. (1999) The OT in the forensic psychiatric setting. British Journal...
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Hi, My name is Becki Giles. I currently work in a MSU and am undertaking an MSc in Mental Health. The unit in which I work is a newly built 80-bedded inpatient...
Hi Becki I currently work in a low secure unit, and completing an MSc in Intrprofessional Health and Social Care - currently embarking on doing a systematic...
Hi Nancy, You probably have come across this one, but just in case. Lou Farnworth *Vocational Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: A...
Hi Sarah I would be pleased if you would share the work you have done on this subject. Please send to Peter Chester OT Dept Butler Clinic Langdon Hospital ...
Hello All COT informs me that no national standards for caseload numbers (OT : patient clinical caseload ratio) exist for OTs working in Forensic Mental...
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Apr 10, 2006 11:06 am
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Hi Kathryn I must say that I am surprised by your information that there are no national standards. I have heard that it was 10 for complex forensic clients....
Thanks Pete That is interesting... as I spoke to COT directly regarding this and didn't come up with anything. Thanks for your input! Kath ... standards for...
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Hi All I am in the process of planning OT input into a Young offenders institute in the healthcare wing for 11 inpatients. is there anyone out there that is...
Hi Lucy, I work at a women's prison, which has both adults and young offenders. I'm not based on a healthcare wing; we work more on a CMHT model and offer...
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Apr 12, 2006 8:10 am
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Hi Nancy, Thanks for your reply and forwarding the article - very helpful. Yes please - if you can forward your information once you have finished gathering...
Hello everybody, I'm new to the group and would be delighted if anyone can help. I work in a high secure hospital and I have been tasked with finding an ...
Hi Sarah I currently work as a clinical specialist OT for Discharge Liaison in the State Hospital. This post was created about 18 months ago due to recognised...
Dear OT's I last asked about this in 2003 on the Forensic nursing page, in respect of a proposal to monitor patients in their rooms at night. There wasn't a...
Hiya Dave Your question intrigued me, why would any unit/ward wish to place CCTV in a patient's room? Surely constant surveilance via electrical equipment...
long answer and rationale coming tomorrow Yaz, thanks for making me think! Dave ... CCTV in a ... equipment would ... argue that ... watched ... special...
Lucy, I am not sure whether I have already emailed you. If I have then please forgive me. I am an occupational therapist currently working at Stoke Heath Young...
Hi Everyone, Can anyone help? I shall shortly be visiting Canada at the beging of May for two weeks. I am very keen to link up with OTs working with young...
Hi Yas first the human rights bit, if the CCTV is legal (we are all monitored every day both at work and in society), has a legitimate aim (to monitor a...
Hi Bruce No you havent emailed me before thanks for replying, could you tell me what issue of the journal your article was in. at the moment i am in my...
Hi Dave I don't know if this is of any use but I visit a Bail Hostel which has CCTV in the resident's bedrooms. It may be worth contacting the probation...
Hi Sarah Just to say thanks for the info you sent it makes interesting reading. Thanks again pete ... covers ... your ... they ... Of ... using ... often ... ...
thanks very much Helen I will pass this on Dave ... has CCTV ... probation service ... unlikely ... 3 ... the ... psychological ... enter ... was ... his ... ...
