Peacocks Ward has a great deal of space with social and recreational areas both inside and outside in the hospital grounds. There are many one-to-one activities and sessions held, and group activities are also available to join if people choose

Service users on Peacocks Ward have support from the full MDT with a range of interventions available including occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and social work. We have close links with the GP who visits on a weekly basis and we can arrange district nursing visits for more complex care needs.

Amongst the outcomes we aim to achieve are:

• Improved wellbeing and social functioning
• A focus on rehabilitation and the development of independence skills
• Supporting service users to return to the community, by working with carers and other community provisions
• Improved physical health monitoring for service users in our care
• The provision of physical health management plans to support carers and other providers to maintain a service user’s health post discharge

Upon discharge we will provide a management plan if required to support the new placement. We have a flexible approach to slower transfers and can facilitate most discharges, ensuring they are as successful as possible.

Our service user profile:

• Men, aged 18+
• May be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act
• Experiencing an acute episode of mental illness requiring a crisis admission
• 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