Battersea Bridge House Independent Hospital

location...

Battersea Bridge House is situated in Battersea, South West London on a quiet residential estate. The hospital is within a 5 minute walk from the park, shops and restaurants and only 15 minutes walk from Clapham Station.  There is ample metered parking at the front of the building. View Location

providing...

• A purpose built low secure hospital which opened in December 2009 and which provides services for men with severe enduring mental illness.

• 22 en-suite bedrooms (including 1 room designed for a wheelchair user)

• 1 to 2 staffing ratios

• Spacious, light, comfortable and contemporary living facilities over three floors

• Three floor, incentivised rehabilitation pathway:

  • 1st floor: Admission & intensive support service
  • 2nd floor: Stabilised patient care focused on rehabilitation
  • 3rd floor: Pre-step down ‘flat’

• Rehabilitation kitchen on 1st and 2nd floors

• Ample activity and meeting space

• Lifts to all floors

• Gym

• Sunny garden with patio and lawn

• Discreet and pleasant façade with ample parking (parking meters)

• Assessment and treatment will include: HCR-20 risk assessment as standard, full psychiatric and psychological assessment, individual and group psychological and occupational therapies - emotion regulation and anger management, Reasoning and Rehabilitation, CBT for psychosis, psycho-education, anxiety management and relaxation, social and life skills training, recovery and relapse prevention, substance misus.

patient criteria...

• Males over the age of 18 with primary diagnosis of mental illness

• Detained or liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act

• May have a forensic history

• IQ over 65

• May have secondary diagnosis of a learning disability, personality disorder, addiction or other complex needs

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our team...

• Hospital Director – Deborah Woods

• Mental Health Act Administrator/Support Services Manager – Diana Crumbie

• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist – Dr Jenny Judge

• Team Secreatory - Enid Gill

• Chartered Clinical Psychologist – Dr Patricia Carlin

• Psychologist – Patrycja Jakubiec

• Social Worker – Jenne Street

• Clinical Nurse Manager – Norman Beharry

contact details...

• t: 0207 924 7991
• f: 0207 228 3240
• e: batterseabridgehouse@inmind.co.uk
• a: 1 Randall, Battersea, London, SW11 3TG