Our four male and female PICU wards are based centrally across Northampton and Essex offering 24/7 rapid assessment, intensive treatment and stabilisation for people with acute phases of mental illness, we aim to give you a decision on your referral within the hour. 

To make a PICU enquiry or discuss a referral please contact our wards directly

Heygate ward – Male PICU N'ton Tel: 01604 616 111 Email: SAH.PICUMaleNorthampton@nhs.net

Bayley ward – Male PICU N'ton Tel: 01604 614 584 Email: SAH.PICUMaleNorthampton@nhs.net

Audley ward – Male PICU Essex Tel: 01268 723 930 Email: SAH.PICUMaleEssex@nhs.net

Frinton ward – Female PICU Essex Tel: 01268 723 860 Email: SAH.PICUFemaleEssex@nhs.net

To discuss a male referral into our ACUTE services please contact our wards on:

Benfleet ward - Male ACUTE Essex Tel: 01268 723 934 Email: SAH.ACUTEMaleEssex@nhs.net

Naseby ward - Male ACUTE Northampton Tel: 01604 616 179

Email: SAH.ACUTEMaleNorthampton@nhs.net

For Neuro Rapid Response enquiries for acquired brain injury, complex dementia or Huntington's disease please contact us in the following ways

Click here for our dedicated Neuro Rapid Response service page.

Male or Female Northampton (Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm) - Tel: 0800 434 6690

Email: admissions@stah.org

Male or Female Northampton (Out of office hours) - Please contact the relevant ward directly:

• Tallis - Male Brain Injury - 01604 616497                       Elgar - Female Brain Injury - 01604 616301
• Aspen - Male Dementia - 01604 616457                         Walton - Male Huntington's disease - 01604 616357
• Cherry - Female Dementia / Huntington's disease - 01604 616659

Our current Covid-19 Testing and isolation guidance for new admissions - Updated: 10/05/22

There is now updated Covid-19 guidance for healthcare settings, which means there are some changes to the admissions and isolation processes affecting our patients:

1. New admissions will need to isolate and complete a lateral flow test. If negative, the patient can end isolation, but if positive the patient will remain in isolation, see below

2. Patients that have received a positive result can end their isolation before the 10 days if they have 2 consecutive negative LFT results 24 hours apart. This testing will be done from day 5.

Short term quarantining ensures the safety of all of our patients and staff.

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