Beckfield is a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based at Hopewood Park in Sunderland. A Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a type of psychiatric inpatient ward. These wards are always locked; the entry and exit is controlled by the nursing staff. Beckfield has 14 beds providing assessment and treatment by a multi disciplinary team.
The service is for men and women over the age of 18 years detained under The Mental Health Act (1983) who are experiencing a relapse or crisis and require a period of intensive secure care until they can return to an open inpatient unit.
You can be referred by your Care Co-ordinator, GP and Specialist Mental Health Service
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This leaflet will provide you with useful information for your stay on Beckfield, a 14 bed psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Hopewood Park.
This pack provides you with information that you will find useful during your stay at Hopewood Park. It tells you about the staff, the ward, the treatments and therapies available to you. Covers Beckfield, Springrise, Shoredrift, Longview, Aldervale, Clearbrook, Bridgewell and Brooke House.
