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Table 2 Episodes of use of special observation cells (SOC) total and per day, and transfers from prison to hospital, before and after the opening of the high support unit (HSU)

From: Reducing the use of seclusion for mental disorder in a prison: implementing a high support unit in a prison using participant action research

Months

Number of episodes of use of SOC

Number of episodes of use of SOC per day

Transfers from prison to forensic hospital

 

Before the opening of the HSU

 

December 2009 -

-

-

0

January 2010

47

1.5

0

February 2010

84

3.0

0

March 2010

98

3.1

0

April 2010

131

4.3

2

May 2010

56

1.8

1

June 2010

65

2.2

1

July 2010

41

1.3

1

August 2010

58

1.9

0

September 2010

36

1.2

1

October 2010

42

1.4

1

November 2010

75

2.5

1

 

After opening of the HSU

 

December 2010

32

1.0

1

January 2011

36

1.2

0

February 2011

58

2.1

1

March 2011

35

1.1

1

April 2011

20

0.7

0

May 2011

15

0.5

0

June 2011

14

0.5

1

July 2011

31

1.0

0

August 2011

21

0.7

2

September 2011

38

1.3

2

October 2011

12

0.4

0

November 2011

28

0.9

0