Cygnet Lodge Westlands

We are a female locked rehabilitation unit that provides a care pathway for service users that have been in hospital for sometime and are preparing for community living, before discharge. Westlands provides treatment in a community setting for women experiencing complex mental illness, borderline personality disorder or eating disorders, helping them re-establish and develop the skills they need to move on.


Care Pathway

Cygnet Lodge Westlands is part of a wider Cygnet care pathway of female services in London. We work closely with our sister hospital, Cygnet Hospital Ealing, a nationally recognised treatment centre for eating disorders and borderline personality disorder. We can also act as a 'step down' option for the low secure and personality disorder services at Cygnet Hospital Beckton.

Where appropriate we also work closely with Cygnet Supported Living to secure access to supported accommodation for service users.

Service User Involvement

Our ethos of care and treatment is based on the recovery approach and places the service user at the centre of their treatment plan and our service. Westlands offers a therapeutic and homely environment which moves away from the historical ward experience. We encourage service user involvement by engaging and empowering the service user to help us develop Westlands into a service which meets their needs including addressing areas like the environment, treatment and recruitment.

Therapy Services

We provide a range of individual care packages, which include an in house Occupational Therapy based on 25hrs of meaningful therapy and a range of Community Activities. These are both based on life skills, to help individuals live independently and enhance their full potential. We offer session therapists for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Drama and Music Therapy and Yoga.

We use several different therapy approaches, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which helps individuals find alternative ways of expressing feelings without having to resort to harmful behavior, so they progress towards a more meaningful and enjoyable life. We help all individuals chart their progress using Recovery Star in collaboration with their family, clinical team and referring agencies.

Referrals

Our clinicians are available by telephone or email 24 hours a day and carry out assessments within 48 hours, making decisions and planning the care pathway in collaboration with the referrer. We care for both informal and detained service users. Unfortunately we are unable to admit those with moderate to severe learning disabilities.

For more information, or to make a referral, please call us on 020 8907 0770.

Discharge Planning

Planning for discharge begins from point of admission. We hold regular care planning meetings and case reviews in line with the Care Plan Approach (CPA). On discharge if the service user remains in the local area we are able to offer an outreach service which helps us and the home team, support individuals at a time when they are more likely to relapse. We are always keen to maintain contact with the individual's family or mental health team to continue to support or provide advice, once the service user is discharged.

Why Refer to Westlands?

  • Managed Care Pathways are used to improve clinical effectiveness with a view to move service users back to independent community living or supported living.
  • Service users are at the centre of their treatment plan.
  • Service users utilise their own individual potential, with the assistance of MDT staff support, to focus on recovery and empowerment.
  • We provide a homely 15 bedded house with an emphasis on service user engagement.

Contact the hospital

Cygnet Lodge Westlands 74 Kenton Road Kenton Middlesex HA3 8AE Tel: 020 8907 0770
Fax: 020 8907 0772