What psychiatric hospital is located in the historic village of Carstairs?
State Hospital The State Hospital (also known as Carstairs Hospital, or simply Carstairs) is a psychiatric hospital providing care and treatment in conditions of high security for around 140 patients from Scotland and Northern Ireland who need to be detained in hospital under conditions of special security that can only be provided by the State Hospital. The hospital is located near the village of Carstairs, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Steven Carstairs Lindsay Steven Carstairs FRCR (1919-1998) was a Scottish radiologist. Born in Glasgow, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War and was present at the D-Day landings. He was associated with the Royal Northern Hospital for most of his career where he became a consultant radiologist. He was a fellow of the British Medical Association and, in retirement, curator of the museum of the Royal College of Radiologists.