Delays and disparities in access to secure psychiatric services in England: national study of referrals and access assessments

Sarah-Jayne Leonard, Jana Bowden, Florian Walter, Jon Fernando Carey, Louise Robinson, Caroline Logan, Ruth McDonald, Jennifer Shaw, Jane Senior

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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12053
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Container: BJPsych Open
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@article{allodium:10.1192/bjo.2026.12053,
  title = {Delays and disparities in access to secure psychiatric services in England: national study of referrals and access assessments},
  author = {Sarah-Jayne Leonard and Jana Bowden and Florian Walter and Jon Fernando Carey and Louise Robinson and Caroline Logan and Ruth McDonald and Jennifer Shaw and Jane Senior},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BJPsych Open},
  doi = {10.1192/bjo.2026.12053},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.12053}
}

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TI  - Delays and disparities in access to secure psychiatric services in England: national study of referrals and access assessments
AU  - Sarah-Jayne Leonard
AU  - Jana Bowden
AU  - Florian Walter
AU  - Jon Fernando Carey
AU  - Louise Robinson
AU  - Caroline Logan
AU  - Ruth McDonald
AU  - Jennifer Shaw
AU  - Jane Senior
PY  - 2026
JO  - BJPsych Open
DO  - 10.1192/bjo.2026.12053
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.12053
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Leonard, S., Bowden, J., Walter, F., Carey, J. F., Robinson, L., Logan, C., McDonald, R., Shaw, J., & Senior, J. (2026). Delays and disparities in access to secure psychiatric services in England: national study of referrals and access assessments. BJPsych Open. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.12053

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