ABSTRACT In the United Kingdom, prisoners with mental disorder who require inpatient treatment may be transferred to hospital under mental health legislation. This retrospective service evaluation of 75 prisoners across Scotland aimed to evaluate transfers and their duration under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The median time from referral to transfer was 12 days, a result much shorter than reported timescales in England. Transfer duration was affected only by the level of security the prisoner was transferred to. Findings from this study support the case for increasing the provision of secure beds across the country and designing much needed specialised forensic services.

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根据 2003 年精神健康（护理和治疗）（苏格兰）法将还押和被判刑的囚犯转移到医院

摘要 在英国，根据精神卫生立法，需要住院治疗的精神障碍囚犯可以被转移到医院。这项对苏格兰 75 名囚犯的回顾性服务评估旨在根据 2003 年《精神健康（护理和治疗）（苏格兰）法案》评估转移及其持续时间。从转诊到转移的中位时间为 12 天，结果比报告的时间尺度短英国。转移持续时间仅受囚犯转移到的安全级别影响。这项研究的结果支持在全国范围内增加安全床位和设计急需的专业法医服务的案例。