Saltwood Ward - Male Low Secure Service

Our aim is to provide intervention to help people regain a sense of control and order in their lives, so they can move to a less restrictive care setting or return home. Accommodation is provided in en-suite rooms with ample communal space.

• Meet the Saltwood Ward Team

Saltwood is run on the principle of a productive mental health ward. A large office adjacent to the service user lounge enables the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) to work effectively together and with service users. This enables our clinical staff to release time to care and promote relational security on the ward.

Care Pathway

Saltwood is very much a ward with a structured recovery approach and an integrated care pathway. Service users are aware, from admission, how their pathway is set out in an environment that has three different stages:

1. The Moving In Area is for new admissions initially
2. Service users are then supported to advance to The Moving On Area of the ward. Whilst here they work with the MDT towards entering...
3. The Moving Out Area, which incorporates two pre-discharge rooms that are less restricted

This pathway is enhanced by access to our step-down facilities in Lewisham and Cygnet Supported Living, which enable Cygnet to provide an integrated care pathway to reduce long term costs and enhance the outcomes for service users.

Information for Service Users & Visitors

We understand that for some people coming into hospital can be a confusing and stressful experience. On Saltwood we want your admission to be as straightforward and stress free as possible. To help with this we have worked with our service users to produce a Welcome Guide which will explain about life at Cygnet Hospital Godden Green.

• Click here to view our Welcome Guide
• Information for Visitors

Therapies

On Saltwood ward we provide a full therapeutic induction incorporating a structured daily activity programme which includes:

Social Group Self Harm Management Anger Management Dietician Life Skills Current Affairs Group Recreational Activities Ward Based Activities

Wii / DVD days / nights Relaxation Gardening Recovery Groups Education Cooking & Baking Daily Planning Meeting Art Group

The MDT provides psychosocial interventions, establishing appropriate assessment tools dependent on diagnosis and mental state. In terms of clinical outcome measures, the team has experience in using tools such HoNOS, HCR-20 and the more service user led Recovery Star.

Facilities

• Accommodation is provided in en-suite rooms with double beds
• Large Lounge & TV Room
• Quiet Room
• Activities Room
• ADL Kitchen
• Dining Room
• Large meeting room for ward round and CPA meetings
• Interview Room where Doctors and Psychologist can see service users
• Secure External Area

Admissions

Our expert team will undertake a risk assessment as soon as possible, based on current circumstances and past history, and provide a decision within one hour as to whether we can help. Once a service user is admitted, we work alongside them to develop the best plan of care and treatment, within a 72 hour period.

We accept service users who are:

• Male aged 18 and over
• Detained under an appropriate Section of the Mental Health Act / Order
• Experiencing difficulties which affect their wellbeing, or that of others, and which can't be assessed or treated safely in an open acute inpatient facility
• At risk of aggression, absconding, suicide or vulnerability (for example, they are sexually uninhibited or overactive) - because of a serious mental disorder

Please note:

• We don't admit service users on Section 4, 5/2, 5/4 or 136
• Personality disordered service users will not be excluded from this service