The purpose of this paper is to explore patient and staff views of a new intervention “Talking Groups” within a medium secure setting.,Seven patients and eight members of staff who had attended Talking Groups in the medium secure wards participated in semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.,The analysis revealed four key themes related to the aims, content and perceived benefits of Talking Groups: information; relationship building; engagement and patient involvement in developing activities/interventions.,If Talking Groups are extended to other wards in the medium secure unit, information sessions should continue as part of the groups, as these were valued by patients and provided useful information about transition, human rights and medication.,The findings suggest that Talking Groups have benefits for patients and staff within this medium secure setting. Findings from this evaluation can be used to inform the development of Talking Groups across different wards in this unit.

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在中等安全的环境中探索“对话组”

本文的目的是探讨在中等安全环境中新干预措施“谈话小组”的患者和工作人员观点。参加中安全病房谈话小组的七名患者和八名工作人员参加了半结构化访谈。使用主题分析对访谈进行转录和分析。该分析揭示了四个主要主题，这些主题与谈话组的目的，内容和可感知的收益有关：信息；建立关系; 参与和患者参与制定活动/干预措施。如果将对话小组扩展到中等安全部门的其他病房，则信息会议应继续作为小组的一部分，因为这些会议受到患者的重视并提供了有关过渡，人权的有用信息和药物。研究结果表明，在这种中等安全的环境下，谈话小组可以为患者和员工带来好处。该评估的结果可用于为该部门中不同病房的谈话小组的发展提供信息。