How our service can help you
This is a specialist service, available to people from across
the UK.
GPs, consultants, health professionals, referrers, commissioners and
members of the public can find comprehensive information about this
national service here:
http://www.national.slam.nhs.uk/services/adult-services/forensic/
Overview
The purpose of our service is to ensure that mentally disordered
offenders are assessed and treated effectively, in the least restrictive
environment. We aim to manage the risk, reduce further offending and
support recovery throughout the person's stay.
Our service is designed to support people on a pathway to recovery
through a series of carefully managed stages. Each of the ward areas are
associated with a specific stage, so that those people who have
responded well to treatment and are close to being discharged will be
cared for in a different area than those who are acutely unwell, and at
the beginning of their journey. Where our admissions and intensive care
ward offers enhanced physical and procedural security, our pre-discharge
unit offers a high level of independence with a lower level of security,
increased access to community programmes, and community outreach
services fostering the development of living skills, before moving to
independent settings in the community. We also offer time limited
inpatient stays and community assessments.
Our service complies with the national standards set out in the
Department of Health Best Practice Guidance: Specification for Adult
Medium Secure Services (July 2007).
Brook Ward
Brook Ward is a medium secure forensic unit in River House at Bethlem
Royal Hospital. We provide treatment and care for men, aged 18-65, who
have mental health problems and a history of offending, who are close to
recovery and moving towards their independence.
A medium secure service provides inpatient care and treatment in a
secure unit for people with offending behaviour. We support people
through the final, managed stages of recovery. Our aim is to improve
people's mental health and support their move to greater independence.
For more information about SLaM's national and specialist services see: www.national.slam.nhs.uk
- Service Type: Adult Mental Health Services (Local) Service Borough Covers: Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark Treatment type: Inpatient
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Contact the service
Site Location: Bethlem Royal Hospital Known As: River House Phone Number: 020 3228 8534 Fax Number: 020 3228 8417 or 020 3228 8418 -
Disabled Access:
A lift provides access to the first floor
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Address:
River House
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road,Beckenham, London, BR3 3BX - Conditions: Addictions, Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar disorder, Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), Childhood degenerative disorders, Conduct disorder, Dementia, Depression, Dissociative disorders, Eating disorders, Learning disabilities, Neuropsychiatry, Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Perinatal disorders, Persistent physical symptoms, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Psychosexual, Psychosis, Self-harm