- Liz Tate, specialty registrar in forensic psychiatry1
- 1Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK
- liztate{at}doctors.org.uk
In reality, many areas do not have enough psychiatric beds for all patients who need them and the experience of patients who do require admission to hospital is poorer than ever.1 2 Overcrowded hospitals are the norm: I once worked in a hospital where what was effectively a cupboard was once pressed into service as a …
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