Table 1.

Mean DUNDRUM-1 triage security scores among those referred and admitted to Broadmoor High Secure Hospital

	n	Security needs: DUNDRUM-1 score,a mean	s.d.	ANOVA, F (d.f.) P
Referrals to Broadmoor Hospital
Referred from:				25.276 (1) <0.001
Prison	119	3.5938	0.32777
Medium secure hospitals	85	3.2667	0.3216
Pathway referred to:				6.9835 (1) 0.0089
Mental illness pathway	144	3.4059	0.39603
Personality disorder pathway	60	3.5574	0.32042
Admission decisions at Broadmoor Hospital
Final outcome – decision of the Broadmoor admission panel				4.209 (1) 0.042
Admitted to Broadmoor	111	3.4014	0.38845
Not offered admission to Broadmoor	93	3.3323	0.36735
Forensic psychiatrist opinion				22.833 (1) <0.001
Admission recommended	99	3.5825	0.30742
Admission not recommended	82	3.3388	0.37887
Forensic social worker opinion				16.213 (1) <0.001
Admission recommended	100	3.5533	0.30088
Admission not recommended	71	3.3318	0.41891

a. Average score across 9 triage security items, each item rated ‘0’ to ‘4’.