Where is carstairs prison

One of the most troubling cases in the book is of religious fanatic Iain Simpson a man who would achieve as much infamy as a murderer as he would as a murder victim. Leaving the army, he posed as an antiques dealer in Germany, conning people out of their valuables.

On returning to the UK his behaviour became increasingly bizarre and his family found him digging up coffins in a cemetery. Simpson moved to Manchester where he fell in love with pretty nurse Estelle Kierans, 18, with Simpson posing as a university lecturer.

After a row about religion, Simpson pulled a gun on Green near the village of Carrbridge and killed him, dumping his body by the side of the road. Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post:. Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up. They include former garage mechanic Phillip Givens.

The average age of patients is 42 years but there are a small number under the age of Carstairs was built but, owing to the Second World War, was initially used as an army hospital.

It opened as the State Institution for Mental Defectives in , but it was not until that ninety criminally insane prisoners were transferred here from HM Prison Perth.

In , the hospital became part of the National Health Service in Scotland, managed within its own special health board, accountable to the Scottish Ministers.

The East Wing was abandoned in , with new accommodation provided within an expanded West Wing, creating a bed hospital. Openness, honesty and responsibility. Quality and teamwork. Primary twin aims are: Provision of high quality, person centred, safe and effective care and treatment.

Maintenance of a safe and secure environment that protects patients, staff and the public. Strategic Priorities and Objectives A strategy session takes place annually to review and re-confirm or amend the long-term direction of the Hospital. Staff attendance and resilience. Efficient use of our resources.

A set of strategic objectives aligned to State Hospital Quality Ambitions was established to support these three strategic priorities: Reduce obesity and increase physical activity. Reduce the use of additional hours.

Optimise efficiency in clinical practice and clinical service delivery. Transform services to optimise efficiency whilst maintaining quality. Identify ways of generating more income. Promote attendance and reduce sickness absence. Support a forward looking culture. Create conditions for supporting quality assurance, quality improvement and change. Look at ways of better utilising technology to support the national digital agenda. Explore more cost effective stewardship of assets and resources.

Develop effective workforce and succession planning strategies and measures that will address identified rapid turnover in the future.