Hill End Adolescent Unit

BMJ 1994;309:1438 (26 November)

Letters

Hill End Adolescent Unit

EDITOR,--In their letter on the future of inpatient psychiatricadolescent units Harold Behr and Matthew Hodes refer to thespecialist psychiatric adolescent unit based at Hill End Hospitaland state that it has closed.¹ This is incorrect. Hill End AdolescentUnit, as it is more commonly known, has temporarily suspendedits inpatient service while a new consultant is appointed, butit continues to work with families and referrers, on a consultationbasis, and as a day service for difficult adolescents. The inpatientservice will resume after the new consultant takes up the post.

Ian Mason

Clinical manager, Specialist Psychiatric Unit for Adolescents, Hill End Hospital, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0RB.