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BBC Documentary

15/08/2022 – 8pm on BBC1 “Locked in the Hospital” DisclosureSeries 5 – Reporter Lucy Adams investigates why four young men have been locked in secure hospitals for years.  As this features the State Hospital we would like to make clear: “No-one has been admitted to the State Hospital because they have autism or a learning disability.  No-one in the State Hospital only has a diagnosis of autism. People have multiple needs and the other issues are usually what will have brought somebody into the State Hospital.” 

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