The Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Health-based Place of Safety (HBPoS) suite at Sevencacres has recently been redesigned and refurbished to ensure patients are provided with a safe and secure assessment environment.
This suite is used when the police service detains someone under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act because they believe the person they are attending to may need immediate specialist care.
In redesigning this suite, we took into consideration feedback from staff, service users, their carers and families, along with improvements recommended in the Trust’s latest CQC Report.
This purpose-built facility will enable people to get timely care and assessment in a dignified and confidential environment. It can be accessed directly from the designated drop off point by other service providers including the police and has a spacious reception area where the person can be appropriately triaged to the right service to meet their needs.
Access to this dedicated place of safety is discrete from the adjoining general inpatient ward and seclusion facility to ensure there is no patient care disruption at any time.
To support patients to be as calm and comfortable as possible, in addition to the reception area, the suite incorporates a bedroom with an ensuite wet room, safe windows that allow natural air flow and a specialist enclosed unit for making hot and cold beverages. It has been fully decorated in a soothing palette of neutral tones including seascape wall artwork.
Nikki Turner, Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Digital, said:
“We are very pleased with the outcome of this redesigned suite which provides a vastly improved modern, therapeutic area for our most vulnerable patients.
Article continues below this advertisement “The larger reception room can safely accommodate all the professionals involved in an assessment which means the patient can be rapidly supported with dignity and get the tailored care and treatment that they need in a timely manner.”
Deborah Marshall, Matron Sevenacres, said:
“It is vital that patients, who are brought to hospital under Section 136, have a private and quiet environment for an efficient and reassuring assessment. Our dedicated inpatient ward teams provide around the clock care for these patients, who often have complex needs.
“They need skilled staff to help provide effective and compassionate care. We feel very positive about this new facility which lends itself to being able to provide the care our patients deserve.”
Richard Ensor, service user, said:
“It’s really important that our views have been taken into consideration in this redesign. It is an amazing transformation of what was a previously a small and slightly darkish suite with a green and grey colour scheme, into a welcoming space with good lighting and soothing pastel shades.
“The room itself also looks very comfortable and the use of the buzzer system and door locks are all well thought out and the general atmosphere is peaceful, which should have an overall positive impact.”
Sounds great, well done guys, just a shame that the only people that you admit are cat ladies.
not really just cat ladies – I know of one guy who was admitted for just a few days, who is nothing more than an attention seeking timewaster, that claimed to be suicidal and that uses mental health to avoid facing up to his decisions that affect others – it is nothing more than a ploy to deflect attention from his lies/scheming/cheating and general BS. Suddenly all fine again, the moment he feels that the risk of him being punished passes.
it annoys me that this loser seems to think that everyone is there to attend to him whenever he wants it and is the most selfish man I have ever met.
Maybe your in the wrong job sweet heart,
Have you considered a job in the local police force ?
They do a better job then you guys put together.
But hey, your the so called experts, in your opinion…..x