Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's forensic mental health service operates three inpatient facilities across Stafford and Shrewsbury. Details of each facility can be found below.
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Should you have any questions please email Michelle.
The Hatherton Centre is a 47 bedded medium secure unit for male mentally disordered offenders and is situated within St George's Hospital, Stafford.
At The Hatherton Centre we aim to provide a therapeutic but homely environment for service users through a comprehensive range of services, including intensive care, high dependency and rehabilitation wards.
As a recovery orientated secure mental health service, our aim is to work with individuals to develop the knowledge and skills to enable them to live fulfilling lives on their eventual discharge.
Our aim is to add value to people's lives, meeting their needs by providing them with comfortable surroundings and high standards of treatment and care. To help achieve this we have dedicated multi-disciplinary teams who are constantly striving for improvement. We offer the opportunity for service users to engage in various structured activities depending on their individual need and this can include:
In addition The Hatherton Centre offers:
Jo Probyn, Head of Forensics - E-mail: joanne.probyn@mpft.nhs.uk
Ellesmere House is a 12 bed service for men of working age who have a learning disability and needs which warrant the provision of care in a low secure setting. The ward has an open plan day area where patients can spend time relaxing and watching TV or playing games such as table football or cards. The ward office is situated centrally to the day area to enable safe observation and to enable staff to be responsive to the needs of patients.
Each patient has their own bedroom with en-suite shower room. Within the bedroom they have a fitted wardrobe, desk and bed. Patients are encouraged to personalise their rooms and make them comfortable. The limitations to this will be fully explained upon admission.
The ward has a fully operational occupational therapy department where patients can access a variety of activities and facilities. There is a fully functioning multi-gym and an instructor within the ward. The occupational therapy department also provide opportunities for patients to explore their creative ability by inviting people into the ward to assist with music and art projects. Patients are able to access the internet and are encouraged to develop IT skills under the guidance of the staff team.
The service offers a full multi-disciplinary approach to care and treatment and patients can expect some level of involvement with most, if not all disciplines. This includes nursing, psychology, responsible clinician, occupational therapy, social worker and speech and language therapy.
Ward Manager - 0300 790 7000, ext 7128039
You can access Ellesmere House from Entrance 2 off of Corporation street. The ward is situated at the bottom of the hospital site (behind the Trust's Education Development Centre and opposite Foundation House's car park).
The Clee Building is a 32 bedded Low Secure unit for male mentally disordered offenders, sited within The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. At Clee we aim to provide a therapeutic but homely environment for service users through the range of services, assessment and rehabilitation.
A 12 bedded admission and assessment ward. People are admitted here when they are unwell or for assessment of their mental health needs. From here, services users may either be discharged to other facilities or move on to Willow, depending on need. All rooms en-suite
A 20 bedded rehabilitation ward that provides continuing support to people in their recovery. Many service users are assisted to increase their daily living and community skills and experience much greater independence prior to discharge. All rooms are en-suite
A resource shared by the two wards which offers opportunity for engagement in therapeutic interventions. It offers health and exercise, IT, education, horticulture, cooking and vocational based activities. As a recovery orientated secure mental health service our aim is to work with individuals to develop the knowledge and skills to enable them to live fulfilling lives on their eventual discharge
Our aim is to add value to peoples’ lives, meeting their needs by providing them with comfortable surroundings and high standards of treatment and care. To help achieve this we have dedicated multi-disciplinary teams who are constantly striving for improvement. We offer:
Head of Service: Jo Probyn
The postcode for The Redwoods Centre is SY3 8DS. There is ample free parking on this site.
