NHS mental health patients kept on locked wards for years

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A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health problems being kept in what one MP has called “old-style asylums” in NHS hospitals, an investigation can reveal.

 

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I have written a response to this article as a patient who is currently on a locked rehabilitation ward: mentalhealth

That will be the length of stay in one setting. Try getting the figures for total length of stay and it is even more depressing. The figures won't exist without trawling through old notes though and there are nuances and peculiarities to the situation.

Should be unlocked?

Many NHS mental health patients are lucky to see a professional before they cause harm - either to themselves or another member of society.

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