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Low Secure Service

New Hall Independent Hospital - Low Secure Service

The new low secure service at New Hall is due to open in early summer 2010. The service will enhance New Hall’s existing care pathway, and will ensure patients have access to the most effective care and treatment in a purpose-built environment. The hospital expansion will provide commissioners with the opportunity to support patients currently placed elsewhere either within South Wales or in England to return to North Wales to live closer to their homes, families and friends, whilst undergoing their treatment and rehabilitation.

Client Group & Admission Criteria

New Hall’s low secure service will deliver intensive, multi-disciplinary care and treatment for 12 male patients, aged 18- 65, who suffer from severe and enduring mental health problems and who require a level of security. These individuals may be leaving medium secure services, prison, or require a step-up from long-term acute services, and will be detained under the Mental Health Act. The service will also support individuals who may have a co-existing secondary condition such as forensic needs, behavioural difficulties, personality disorder and drug and alcohol issues. Admission to the low secure service at New Hall will be based on an initial 12-week assessment period which allows the multi-disciplinary team to undertake a detailed assessment of the individual patients needs before determining the most appropriate care pathway.

The Service Model

New Hall’s philosophy of care is based upon the principles of rehabilitation, recovery and social inclusion, and focuses on enhancing the strengths and resilience of individuals and their families.

New Hall has a highly experienced, multidisciplinary clinical team comprising of:

  • Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Full time nursing and support team

The low secure service aims to provide patients with a safe, person-centred, secure environment where individuals can receive the appropriate care and treatment required to manage their complex and long-term needs. All patients will receive therapeutic interventions, appropriate to their needs, including problem solving, enhanced thinking skills and anger management, alongside other one-to one support such as domestic skills assessments and numeracy and literacy support.

Care Pathway

Following the patient’s initial 12 week assessment period, New Hall’s multidisciplinary team will prepare a detailed, individualised treatment plan which will highlight their treatment needs and the required rehabilitation pathway. The low secure service will serve as an extension to the existing care pathway already available at New Hall through its 4 distinct ward-based units which are Clwyd Ward, Alyn Ward, Tryfan Ward and the Annex. This unique set-up within one service enables patients to have a clear discharge path as they move through their journey of recovery and rehabilitation. New Hall has an excellent track record in supporting patients to reach their optimum level of recovery by using the care pathway.

The person-centred nature of the service at New Hall means that the care pathway is flexible to the needs of the patient. Patients can step-up or step-down through the pathway to make sure that their needs are met in the most appropriate setting, depending on the levels of support and supervision they require.