News
29 March 2011:
Cygnet Hospital Godden Green to open new male low secure service
We are pleased to announce that Cygnet Hospital Godden Green has opened a new male low secure service.
The service specifically caters for service users who have a severe mental disorder and enduring mental illness and are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. Each individual service user will have a unique care pathway with a recovery focused ethos.
Admission Criteria
We will be accepting service users who are:
- Male aged 18 and over
- requiring assessment and/or treatment for a formal mental disorder / secondary diagnosis and risk associated with the illness
- detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
- presenting with behaviour that cannot be managed safely in an open environment and requiring a low secure setting
- assessed as not being able to respond to transitional services within 18 months - 2 years
Service Objectives
Specific objectives of the service are to:
- Provide a therapeutic approach in a safe and secure environment
- Develop a care plan that meets an individual's health and social care needs that is regularly evaluated and reformulated
- Provide a multi-disciplinary approach and input to service delivery
- Provide comprehensive assessments of needs, which will include family, carer and service user needs
- Involve service users and their carers in individual care planning decisions
- Provide an aesthetically pleasing environment and surroundings
- Ensure the funding authority is regularly updated and informed
Making a referral
To discuss any of the services that Cygnet Hospital Godden Green provides, arrange an informal visit or to make a referral please contact one of the following on 01732 763 491:
- Barbara Alison, Hospital Manager: barbaraalison@cygnethealth.co.uk
- Tom Foulds, Ward Manager: tomfoulds@cygnethealth.co.uk
For more information on Cygnet Hospital Godden Green click here.