Chamberlain Ward – Specialist PICU for Men

Gender: Male

Age: 18+

Beds: 12

Chamberlain Ward is our 12 bed male PICU at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage which accepts emergency and crisis admissions. Referrals are accepted from all areas, including acute and prison services. Our aim is a short, rapid intervention to help service users regain a sense of control and order in their lives, so they can move to a less restrictive care setting and ultimately return home.

The service provides expert, intensive, short-term, individualised care for service users detained under the Mental Health Act. Individuals will present with increased risks that require them to be assessed and treated in a PICU environment.

Our service user profile:

  • Men, aged 18+
  • Detained under the Mental Health Act
  • Experiencing difficulties that present a risk to the well-being of themselves or others that cannot be treated in an open environment
  • Diagnoses may include:
    • Acute mental illness
    • Acute depressive illness
    • Psychosis
    • Schizophrenia
    • Bi-polar disorder
    • Personality disorder
    • Dual diagnosis
  • May present with co-morbid presentations:
    • Self-harm
    • Substance misuse issues
    • Complex needs
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We are able to take referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make a referral please call 0808 164 4450 or email [email protected].

We will respond within 1 hour of receipt of adequate clinical information.

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