The Priory Hospital RomileyMental Health services

The Priory Hospital Romiley, in Cheshire, is a locked

rehabilitation and recovery unit for women with complex mental

health needs. Our main aim is to empower our patients to begin

managing their own risk and recovery and gain independence.

Service overview

Interventions focus on recovery-based practice and a positive risk-taking culture. Patients will be offered a bespoke care plan which will include the following:

• Review of psychiatric diagnosis

• Medication management including medication review

• Motivational interviewing and engagement strategies

• Meaningful activities and education

• Physical health promotion and management

• Family support/intervention

• Staying well plans/relapse prevention

• Stress management

• Working with addictions

• Behavioural support plans including self-harm management

• Specific occupational therapy/life skills

• Referral to specialist services such as speech and language therapy or a dietitian

Group and individual treatment is tailored to best suit individual needs. Therapy includes:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy

• Dialectical behaviour therapy informed groups

• Mindfulness

Along with occupational therapy, we also support with activities of daily living including cooking and help with personal hygiene.

We are a community facing facility which focuses on robust transition plans for those who may have experienced previously failed placements.

Patients are encouraged to take an active and collaborative role in their care, through shared decision making with the team, involvement of carers at the earliest opportunity and by offering a choice of specialist and bespoke interventions.

An environment suited to recovery

The Priory Hospital Romiley sits within a quiet

residential area, close to shops and colleges to enable

community links and access to recovery colleges.

It benefits from a bright and open environment that

captures all the comfort and familiarity needed to

promote recovery. The area is complemented by

calming trees and quiet surroundings whilst being

close to local shops and amenities.

We promote positive risk-taking, encouraging trips

into the local community where patients can gain

work experience by volunteering at local charity shops

or cafes. The hospital benefits from its own seven-

seater vehicle which enables days out to local parks,

including Etherow Country Park, and meals out at

local restaurants and public houses.

The hospital consists of:

• An occupational kitchen with onsite chef

• A comfortable and homely living area

• Large bathrooms and wet rooms

• A dining area for meal times

• A generous outdoor space

• Private group rooms

• 10 spacious, single occupancy bedrooms

We encourage our patients to personalise their

bedrooms by putting pictures on the wall and

bringing along their own personal belongings. We

base choice of bedrooms on age and presentation to

ensure management of risk.

Visiting times are flexible but we encourage this

to be outside of the therapy day. We also promote

protected meal times.

We aim to deliver consistently high quality treatment and support to patients and their families.Hospital Director at The Priory Hospital Romiley

I love getting to know my patients so I know what their needs are. I want to make sure they receive the best care to make the best recovery possible.

Hospital Director at The Priory Hospital RomileyThe team

The team at The Priory Hosptial Romiley comprises:

• A consultant psychiatrist

• Speciality doctor

• 24/7 nursing team

• Support workers, e.g. healthcare assistants

• A psychologist

• A senior occupational therapist

• Social workers, based out of The Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal

Our multidisciplinary team hold meetings every

week. The team will also meet regularly for care

plan assessment meetings, post incident reviews

and group reflective practice and are assessed

themselves in monthly clinical governance meetings.

The Priory Hospital Romiley prides itself on the wide

ranging expertise of the team and the passion each

member puts into their work.

Referrals and further information

To make a referral or for enquiries and further information, call us on 01763 255 700 or email xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For support with mental health emergency placements, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call us on 0800 090 1356.

Find out more

For more information or to discuss how we can help, please contact our admissions department by:

Telephone: 0161 494 6590

E-mail: prioryenquiries@nhs.net

Web: www.priorygroup.com/the-priory-hospital-romiley

For support with mental health emergency placements, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call us on 0800 090 1356

Patient profile

We help women of working age with a variety of presenting

conditions including:

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Self-harm

• Treatment resistant psychosis

• Emotionally unstable personality disorder (borderline type)

• Personality disorder as a co-morbidity

• Patients may be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act

As the ward is a locked unit, it will only represent the least

restrictive option for patients whose risks to themselves and

vulnerabilities require that level of security and support and/or

where less restrictive settings have been unable to provide the

necessary treatment in a safe environment.

Discharge planning

From the point of admission the team works with the patient using an assertive recovery model. Patients are

supported and encouraged to set achievable goals to design their future life outside of hospital.

Ongoing assessment provides transitional goals which will be further developed following review.

Transitions are made in collaboration with the patient. All relevant staff, carers and community services are

involved in this process to ensure that a robust plan is in place to support the patient’s return to the community.

A discharge plan will address:

• Care co-ordination arrangements

• Relapse prevention

• Mental capacity assessment

• Support with housing

• Social inclusion work

• A physical health care plan

• Liaison with supporters

• Medication management

• Handover to community team

We would aim for our patients to be discharged to independent living, but where this is not achievable, our

patients would be supported in a transition to the least restrictive alternative.

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Our location

34 Sandy Lane, Romiley, Cheshire, SK6 4NH