Home Locations News Contact 01604 616000 PICU & Rapid Response Services we provide PICU - Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit Our PICU bed status today - Friday 3 December Today we have female PICU beds in Northampton and Essex and one male bed on Heygate in Northampton, please contact the relevant ward directly for help with your referral Scroll down for information about our protocols for new admissions and how we are working to keep our patients and staff safe. Image shows morning in our Northampton grounds Our four male and female PICU wards are based centrally across Northampton and Essex offering 24/7 rapid assessment, intensive treatment and stabilisation for people with acute phases of mental illness, we aim to give you a decision on your referral within the hour. To make an enquiry or discuss a referral please contact our wards directly Heygate ward – Male PICU N'ton Tel: 01604 616 111 Email: SAH.PICUMaleNorthampton@nhs.net Bayley ward – Female PICU N'ton Tel: 01604 614 584 Email: SAH.PICUFemaleNorthampton@nhs.net Audley ward – Male PICU Essex Tel: 01268 723 930 Email: SAH.PICUMaleEssex@nhs.net Frinton ward – Female PICU Essex Tel: 01268 723 860 Email: SAH.PICUFemaleEssex@nhs.net Rapid Response service - For acquired brain injury, complex dementia or Huntington's disease Male or Female Northampton - Telephone: 0800 434 6690 Email: admissions@standrew.co.uk Our current Covid-19 Testing and Quarantine Protocols for New admissions Admissions from a healthcare setting Where patients are admitted from a healthcare setting we ask the referring agency to confirm that the current ward has been Covid-19 free for the previous 10 days, with no symptomatic or positive patients within that setting. We will ask for a PCR test to be completed 48 hours prior to the agreed admission to St Andrew’s, and following a negative result the patient can be admitted and placed in isolation where they will be given another PCR test and monitored for symptoms over 48 hours. If they receive a negative result and are symptom free after 48 hours then isolation will end. (This process will also apply to patients who transfer between St Andrew’s wards following their admission.) Admissions from a non-clinical setting Where patients are referred from non-clinical or non-inpatient settings (e.g. Community , section 136 suites etc.) the patient is required to isolate for 6 days with PCR testing completed on day 1 and day 6, with negative results required before the patient can be integrated to the general ward environment. How have you found our PICU referral to admission process? CLICK HERE to let us know Live PICU Update Updated: 9AM Friday 03 December 2 Female Beds Available Bayley 1 Bed Available Now Northampton Refer Now View Ward Frinton 1 Bed Available Now Essex Refer Now View Ward 1 Male Bed Available Audley 0 beds Essex Refer Now View Ward Heygate 1 Bed Available Now Northampton Refer Now View Ward Meet our PICU multi-disciplinary team Our PICU ward teams offer an extensive multi-disciplinary approach in their care of our patients. Here some of the team come together to share what they think sets our service apart from many others. ‘Being flexible, having good levels of communication, meeting regularly and having good physical services, both inside and outside of the units, are real positives for St Andrew’s’ Dr Shubhinder Shergill With male and female wards in Essex and Northampton our PICU service is for people who need more intensive levels of support and care. They may be at higher risk of being violent to other people and they may be a risk to themselves. We provide them with an environment that is quieter and very highly staffed. From the moment someone comes through the door of our PICU services, we’re working towards their recovery, so they can move back to their community as quickly as possible. ‘When I got to St Andrew’s there was something that really blew me away in comparison to one of the places I’d worked before, it wasn’t as patient-led as it is here….knowing that the patient was at the centre of their care, that they had an opinion and a voice and that they were really heard by everyone involved’ Lynsey Harradence, OT Technical Instructor Meet our PICU team Find out more about our PICU services Watch our team video To find out more about our PICU services and meet the team, watch our videos below Meet Dr Shubhinder Shergill Consultant Psychiatrist Watch Shubhinder's video Our PICU Service Spotlight Watch our latest videos Meet our PICU team Meet Lynsey Harradence OT Technical Instructor Watch Lynsey's video Our PICUs at a glance Our PICUs offer a short period of rapid assessment, intensive treatment and stabilisation for people with acute phases of mental illness who are in need of emergency psychiatric care. 24/7 admissions service with decision within an hour of a referral. Our team are expert in treating people with acute mental illness and complex needs, offering a range of group and individual therapeutic interventions to meet the patient’s needs at different stages of their recovery. Included in the daily bed rate: No admission fee Assessment on admission All medication included on the ward from admission. Referrals accepted direct from Clinical Commissioning Groups and Foundation Trusts. All our PICU wards are members of NAPICU, and adhere to the NAPICU minimum standards and their admissions criteria. Ross Callaghan Nurse Manager - Essex PICU I’ve been working in Mental Health Services since 1997 having qualified in 2001 and I’ve worked at St Andrews Healthcare since 2004. What are the biggest challenges in your job? Building a rapport and understanding with people who have had a traumatic period leading up to their admission to a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Akim Bande Our Rapid Response Service at a glance As part of our Neurobehavioural services we also offer rapid assessment and admission for patients with an ABI or PNC whose behavioural presentation or cognitive function has deteriorated and who require urgent stabilisation and intensive therapy in a safe environment. Our programmes deliver treatment to support a return to community once the crisis period has subsided, and also offers a service for patients requiring a more extensive care package. Make a referral: 0800 434 6690 Download our Rapid Response service leaflet here (PDF link) Male or female patients aged 18-65 years typically present with: an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), including organic brain injury progressive neurological conditions (PNC), such as complex dementia and Huntington's disease (HD) acute metal illness or an exacerbation of a chronic mental illness challenging behaviours as a result of a mental illness significant risk, including aggression to self and others, absconding and / or vulnerability who require relatively short-term intensive care in a safe environment and have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007). Referral form and brochure Click to download PICU brochure Rapid response flyer SAH PICU Referral Form 2021 SAH Rapid Response Referral Form 2021 Support for carers, family and friends The therapeutic value of regular engagement with family and friends can be key to a person’s recovery and thankfully we are now able to welcome family and carers back on site. We know that being a relative, carer or friend of someone who has been admitted onto one of our PICU wards can be worrying and stressful and our Carers team is here to provide emotional support and help with issues such as health and money. Our Carers Centre is currently closed due to Coronavirus but the team can be contacted on 01604 616125, and a support line is available Monday to Friday, visit our carers pages for more information. For family visiting our Northampton site, St Andrew's are able to offer some accommodation if there is availability. 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