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ProfessorMikeCrawford

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Professor of Mental Health Research
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 3313 4161m.crawford

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Nicole Hickey +44 (0)20 3313 4161

 
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Location

 

Commonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Aimola:2016:10.1080/14789949.2016.1158849,
author = {Aimola, L and Jasim, S and Tripathi, N and Holder, S and Quirk, A and Crawford, MJ},
doi = {10.1080/14789949.2016.1158849},
journal = {Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology},
pages = {504--516},
title = {Quality of low secure services in the UK: development and use of the Quality of Environment In Low Secure Services (QELS) checklist},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2016.1158849},
volume = {27},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Low secure services provide care for psychiatric patients whose risk cannot be safely managed in other settings. The physical environment in these units plays an important role in supporting recovery and risk management. We developed the Quality of Environment in Low secure Services (QELS) checklist to assess the quality of the physical environment of these services. Using recommendations from previously published standards we piloted a draft checklist with a weighted scoring system reflecting the views of patients and providers. The checklist showed good criterion validity and inter-rater reliability. Data collected from 33 low secure services showed considerable variation in the quality of the physical environment. The QELS checklist provides an accessible and reliable means for managers and clinicians to assess whether the quality of the physical environment of low secure units meets recommended standards and can be used to support efforts to improve the quality of care delivered by these services.
AU  - Aimola,L
AU  - Jasim,S
AU  - Tripathi,N
AU  - Holder,S
AU  - Quirk,A
AU  - Crawford,MJ
DO  - 10.1080/14789949.2016.1158849
EP  - 516
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1478-9957
SP  - 504
TI  - Quality of low secure services in the UK: development and use of the Quality of Environment In Low Secure Services (QELS) checklist
T2  - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2016.1158849
VL  - 27
ER  -
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