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Health: Rampton Hospital

Answer

There is a hospital minimum standard of access to fresh air for patients which is10 hours in the summer months and four hours in the winter months. This is a minimum standard with offered access to fresh air often in excess of this. Exercise is encouraged for all patients where access to activities is clinically appropriate and risk assessed. Patients may have escorted access to walks within the secure perimeter where this is assessed as appropriate.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4030; 692 c222WA

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Access Dangerous psychiatric patients Women Outdoor recreation Exercise Rampton Hospital

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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