Our short stay Acute male Admission Ward - Benfleet - is now open

Suitable for men over the age of 18 years who have been detained under the Mental Health Act and who are experiencing a relapse or crisis in their mental wellbeing. Benfleet will offer a safe environment where our expert MDT will work with people so they can be transferred to more appropriate settings or discharged at the earliest opportunity if they are well enough to return home.

To make an enquiry please telephone 01268 723 920

Our PICUs at a glance

Our PICUs offer a short period of rapid assessment, intensive treatment and stabilisation for people with acute phases of mental illness who are in need of emergency psychiatric care.

24/7 admissions service with decision within an hour of a referral.

Our team are expert in treating people with acute mental illness and complex needs, offering a range of group and individual therapeutic interventions to meet the patient’s needs at different stages of their recovery.

Included in the daily bed rate:

• No admission fee
• Assessment on admission
• All medication included on the ward from admission.

Referrals accepted direct from Clinical Commissioning Groups and Foundation Trusts.

All our PICU wards are members of NAPICU, and adhere to the NAPICU minimum standards and their admissions criteria.

Our Rapid Response Service at a glance

As part of our Neurobehavioural services we also offer rapid assessment and short stay service for patients with an ABI or PNC whose behavioural presentation or cognitive function has deteriorated and who require urgent stabilisation and intensive therapy in a safe environment.

Our programmes deliver treatment to support a return to community once the crisis period has subsided, and also offers a service for patients requiring a more extensive care package.

Make a referral: 0800 434 6690

Male or female patients aged 18-65 years typically present with:

• an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), including organic brain injury
• progressive neurological conditions (PNC), such as complex dementia and Huntington's disease (HD)
• acute metal illness or an exacerbation of a chronic mental illness
• challenging behaviours as a result of a mental illness
• significant risk, including aggression to self and others, absconding and / or vulnerability
• who require relatively short-term intensive care in a safe environment
• and have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007).