Admissions to our Mental Health Service
Our secure mental health services accept patients who have severe or enduring mental health difficulties, who may have a history of challenging, dangerous and/or offending behaviour. This may include learning disability, pervasive developmental disorders, personality disorders, mental illness or reactions to trauma. Our patients may have typically responded negatively in other clinical environments or have treatment resistive mental health problems. We accept those detained for treatment under the Mental Health Act (1983).
Referrals can be made via our Admissions Office on 0800 434 6690 or by downloading a referral form here
A multi-disciplinary team is provided with several pre-admission templates, from which their initial assessment is made. These include:
- St Andrew’s Healthcare service admission document
- Multi-disciplinary care plan
- Risk assessment
- HoNOS
- Social and personal history
- Medication/medical history
- Physical health
- Forensic history
Upon admission, a 16-week multi-disciplinary assessment will form the core component of planning the care pathway. This identifies service user needs and establishes specific individual assessment criteria, which includes interventions and anticipated outcomes. Core assessments involve:
- Psychiatry
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Work
- Education
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Basic health check list