... with eight nursing staff from a medium secure unit (MSU). Findings A thematic analysis identified three overarching themes: “There Will Always Be Something”, “We Are Doing Our Best” and “If We Know More, We Can Do More”. The findings describe how nursing staff manage NPS use at present...

...Sharon Howden; Jayde Midgley; Rebecca Hargate Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a Violent Offender Treatment Program (VOTP) adapted for use in a medium secure unit (MSU). The patient population is adult male mentally disordered offenders. Design...

...Baldeesh Gakhal; Sharon Oddie Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and prevalence of bullying behaviours and victimisation experiences among mentally disordered offenders within a medium secure unit (MSU). Design/methodology/approach – In all, 35 adult male patients...

... and offending behaviour taken in medium secure hospitals in England and Wales. The need to develop an evidence base for psychological treatment in medium secure services including at the individual level is clearly indicated. Medium secure unit Offending behaviour Treatment needs Outcome Risk ©...

... ndings were that a substantial proportion (54%) were experiencing high burn-out in relation to emotional exhaustion. Keywords stress; burn-out; occupational stressors; mental health nurses; occupational therapists; medium secure unit occupational stressors in a medium secure service Sharon Oddie FORENSIC...

...Jo Hebb; Tracey Donnelly This paper explores sexual health, the problems faced by women with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) in attaining sexual health, and concerns about sexual vulnerability. It goes on to look at the difficulties faced by women detained in a medium secure unit...