High secure hospital

There are three high secure hospitals in England & Wales: Broadmoor, Rampton and Ashworth.

See also

• s123 (transfers to and from special hospitals, now repealed)
• s134(2) (correspondence of patients).
• Transfer
• Safety and Security in Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 2000

External links

Admissions:

• West London MH NHS Trust, 'Policy A6: Admissions Panel Operational Policy (Broadmoor Hospital)' (3/6/15)†

• Ashworth document (broken link)

• Rampton document (broken link)

Jimmy Savile and Broadmoor:

• Soundcloud: clips from Jerry Sadowitz's 1987 Gobshite album and 2011 Leeds gig (not for the faint hearted). It will be interesting to see which allegations make the news: '... a gangster, a villain, a murderer, a rapist, a ... paedophile, a necrophiliac, a gerontophiliac, into ... bestiality, hung round with his pals in Broadmoor ...'

• Esther Addley, 'Jimmy Savile's Broadmoor role came with a bedroom and keys' (Guardian, 12/10/12)

• Esther Addley, 'Jimmy Savile police investigate Broadmoor rape claims' (Guardian, 15/10/12)]

• Ether Addley et al, 'Jimmy Savile: nurse's Broadmoor claim adds to 'cascade' of abuse allegations' (Guardian, 11/10/12)

• Richard Alleyne, 'Sir Jimmy Savile organised all-girl "therapeutic" parties at Broadmoor' (Telegraph, 16/10/12)

• Larisa Brown, 'Jimmy Savile's older brother sacked from hospital after being accused of raping psychiatric patient' (Daily Mail, 14/10/12)