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Bamburgh Clinic

Bamburgh Clinic is a purpose built medium secure admission, assessment and acute

treatment facility exclusively for male patients aged 18 - 65 years who have complex

mental health needs, including those with a personality disorder.

Bamburgh Clinic is a multi-award winning unit providing specialist treatment facilities

that create a safe and therapeutic environment. The service provides appropriate

security whilst supporting patients to improve their functioning in living, social and

learning environments.

NHS England commissions Bamburgh Clinic as part of the Secure Forensic Mental

Health Service for Adults. It is one of a number of centres Nationally providing

highly specialist multidisciplinary care for adults requiring treatment under the

Mental Health Act (1983).

www.ntw.nhs.uk Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Bamburgh Clinic is a medium secure admission, assessment and treatment unit and provides a range of interventions and therapies which include:

Psychiatric evaluation and therapeutic interventions

» Psychoeducation and strategies to manage illness and offending behaviour

» Therapies designed to improve interpersonal functioning eg. shift from antisocial

roles, choices and occupations

» Skills acquisition, development and maintenance eg. transfer learning into everyday

situations and community reintegration

• Detailed mental health assessment and

acute treatment tailored to individual

need

• Monitoring, consultation and liaison

• Complex medication management


» Individual CBT and group therapy aligned to a tiered needs, risk and responsive

model addressing offending and mental health including:

• Collaborative goal setting and motivational enhancement

• Tier 1: Preparing for change

eg. Psychoeducational programmes:

Psychosis and anger awareness,

understanding thinking and

personality disorder

• Tier 2: Action orientated therapy

and skills development eg. Better

choices, managing stress, anger

management, sex offending,

fire setting, understanding emotions

and relationships

• Tier 3: Maintenance and Relapse

Prevention (RP) eg. Better lives group,

staying well


Educational

» Accredited Education Programmes

eg. Maths and English

» Pre Vocational strategies eg. Working

with others

» Vocational strategies eg. Volunteer-

ing with National Trust, woodwork

and horticultural activities

» Supporting positive interpersonal

skills eg. Team building and group

therapy sessions

Social and recreational

» Maintaining physical health with

access to a range of activities

eg. Gym, football and racquet

sports

» Creative activities eg. Art, music

and model crafts

» Personal, domestic and community

activities of daily living

eg. Cooking, budgeting skills

For further information please contact:

Bamburgh Clinic

St. Nicholas Hospital Tel: 0191 223 2800

Jubilee Road Fax: 0191 223 2333

Gosforth Email: [email protected]

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3XT Web: www.ntw.nhs.uk


Facilities at Bamburgh Clinic

Inpatient facilities include:

• Individual en-suite bedrooms

• Spacious lounge and sitting areas

• Activity / Dining room

Lounge

Typical bedroom

• Educational / IT suite

• Group rooms


• Family visiting room

• Quiet area

• Multifaith room

• Cardio and Weights Gym

• Workshop offering classes such as

woodwork and horticulture

• Garden and Horticulture area

• Seclusion and de-escalation facilities

Activity / Dining Room

Family Visiting Room

Activity area


• One to one gym support

• Group based gym sessions

• Football, tennis and badminton

• Community gym and swimming

sessions

• Healthy lifestyle education

• Adult cycling proficiency

Gym

Group Room

Outdoor sports area


Courtyard

• Large secure sports activities area

• Spacious secure courtyard


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Referral process

Bamburgh Clinic is a purpose built medium secure admission, assessment and acute treatment facility exclusively for male patients aged 18 - 65 years who have complex mental health needs, including those with a personality disorder.

• Males aged 18 to 65 years

• Individuals from high secure hospitals who no longer require care in a high secure facility

• Sentenced prisoners in need of acute assessment and treatment in a medium secure hospital

• Patients in other medium secure facilities

• Individuals appearing before the courts who need admission to hospital for assessment or treatment

• Patients in less secure or generic services, who pose a risk to others that require management in a medium secure environment

Who to refer

Referrals are accepted from anywhere in the UK and are through a single point of access system.

Who can refer


Referral Criteria

In exceptional and urgent circumstances referrals can be made directly with a Consultant Psychiatrist or Senior Nurse who can advise on the most appropriate and effective way of meeting the patients needs at Bamburgh Clinic.

How to refer


Bamburgh Clinic

St. Nicholas Hospital

Jubilee Road

Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3XT

Tel: 0191 223 2800

Fax: 0191 223 2333

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.ntw.nhs.uk

Referrals are accepted in writing, by hard copy, fax or email. Informal enquiries and advice are welcomed by telephone prior to referrals.

Bamburgh Clinic Medium Secure Wards – Aidan, Cuthbert, Oswin. All three wards provide care for individuals

• Requiring inpatient assessment or treatment for mental disorder

• Who present a significant risk or serious harm to others as a result of past criminal behaviour or as a consequence of violent behaviour

• Require inpatient assessment and or treatment of associated risk behaviour

• Who require a level of security not provided by low or high secure psychiatric services

• Who are detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) or is a prisoner who may be transferred to hospital under the provision of the Mental Health Act (1983 or equivalent)

Specifically

• Aidan is for those who require inpatient assessment and treatment for up to 1-2 years

• Cuthbert is for those who require inpatient treatment for 2-4 years

• Oswin is for those who require inpatient assessment, treatment and rehabilitation where there is a diagnosis for Personality Disorder


Biographies of team members

The multidisciplinary team are highly skilled and experienced in the treatment of forensic mental health. The team includes:

Dr Nicola Mitcheson, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, B Med Sci, BM BS, MRC Psych • Consultant working into Cuthbert ward• Experience of working in different settings with service users at different stages of their care pathway • Special interest in Forensic rehabilitation / recovery

Dr James Stoddart, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, MA (Cantab), BMBCh (Oxon), MRCPsych, LLM • Forensic Psychiatry Department Lead for Undergraduate Medical Education • Visiting psychiatrist to HMP Northumberland • Special interest in training of medical students and junior doctors • Lecturer and examiner at Newcastle University

Dr Keith Reid, Lead Consultant Working Age Adult Forensic Psychiatry, B Med Sci (Hons), MBChB, MRCPsych, LLM• Consultant for Low Secure Services, Low Secure Quality Network lead assessor• Specialist interest in Prison and Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Services• Special interest in Clinical Teaching and Research, Cochrane author, Local Continuing Professional Development Co-ordinator• Co-chair of the Trust’s Steering Group on the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression and related quality and research work


Dr Gail McGregor, Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist, BSc (Hons), MSc, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS • Lead Consultant for Adult Forensic Mental Health and Personality Disorder Services • British Psychological Society National Assessor in Health and Social Care • Member of National Forensic Sub Group for PbR Developments and Recovery & Outcomes representative

• Special interest in assessment, intervention and risk

management in sexual offending

• Chair of NOTA (National Organisation for the Treatment of

Sexual Abusers)

Rhona Macleod, Occupational Therapist, BSc (Hons)• Lead Occupational Therapist for forensic services and lead AHP for forensic and specialist adult services • Contributing author of NICE accredited practice guidelines 'Occupational Therapists use of Occupation Focused Practice in Secure Hospitals' (COT 2012) • Chair of the national specialist interest group for Occupational Therapists working in forensic settings (COTSSMH - Forensic Forum)


Bamburgh Clinic Tel: 0191 223 2800

St. Nicholas Hospital Fax: 0191 223 2333

Jubilee Road, Gosforth Email: [email protected]


Mark Cookson, Clinical Nurse Manager, RMN, BSc (Hons) Nursing, BSc (Hons) Business • Clinical Nurse Manager for Forensic Low and Medium Secure Inpatient services• Security Lead for Adult Forensic service • 15 years experience in Secure services• Special interest in nurse development and leadership


• The team are highly skilled in the treatment of forensic mental health and have up to date training to ensure that the patient will receive treatment tailored to their needs.

• The team offers a range of evidence-based treatment options and have clinical skills and training which include:

Team Profile

» Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

» Occupational therapy

» Extensive pharmacological expertise

» Family therapy

» Therapeutic group work

» Healthy living and eating

» Creative and psychodynamic therapies

» Safeguarding


Former patients' comments…


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I have nothing but admiration for the staff on Aidan ward and for the support and treatment my son has received. The staff are really honest and my son is now receiving the specialist treatment he needs.

Without a doubt my son would not be here if it wasn’t for the hospital staff. They have been so helpful and supportive and everything they have done has been in the best interest of my son. It was a relief for my family when my son was admitted to Bamburgh Clinic knowing that he is cared for and safe.

The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of intervention and therapy and includes:

• Psychiatrists • Social workers

• Psychologists • Welcome team

• Nurses • Support staff

• Occupational therapists • Chaplain

• Activity and Education Workers • GP and Pharmacy services

• Dedicated sports instructors • Advocacy and Patient Advice and Liaison

• Carer Champions


What our patients say…

Ian's story *

During his time at Bamburgh, Ian has

worked well with staff in occupational

therapy to establish coping skills which

he can use in a variety of situations

and currently feels that this experience

has been invaluable to help him deal

with anything that “crops up”.

Ian has now successfully completed

education accredited courses giving

him more confidence and feeling more

self-assured.

Ian's time on the Bamburgh Clinic

has made him feel more positive,

optimistic and hopeful about himself

and the future.

Ian often states that the Bamburgh

Clinic has given him a second chance in

life. All names have been changed and library

photos used to protect identity.

Before Ian came to the Bamburgh

Clinic he was in jail, suffered from

depression and thought there was no

point going on with his life.

Ian now feels that since he was

admitted to Bamburgh Clinic his life

has improved a great deal. When Ian

first came he found it very difficult to

even look people in the eye. He used

to struggle with feelings of low self-

esteem, self-doubt, extreme anxiety

and nervousness.

With the help of Psychology staff, Ian

learned more about himself especially

how to be open and honest about his

feelings and emotions as well as to

trust that others could help him.


John's story *

He attended weekly education sessions

at Bamburgh clinic which improved his

academic skills and enabled him to

attain Level 1 & 2 in English and is

working towards the same in Maths.

John now feels much better about the

future and is looking forward to living

in the community again.

John is a 34 year old man who had

experienced symptoms of depression

and had suffered from anxiety for a

long period of time. He had given up

on life and felt extremely low.

John's relationship with his family had

become increasingly problematic and

he was struggling to cope.

Initially, he felt very confused and

unsettled being away from home

but was surprised by how supported

and relaxed the atmosphere at the

Bamburgh clinic was. John found the

staff very helpful and eventually began

to trust them.

He was supported in ways to help

reduce his anxiety by socialising with

other people and learning the skills

to do this. John has participated in

regular group activities and developed

his abilities in cooking and other daily

living tasks.


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John received regular CBT sessions

which helped to give him insight into

how his behaviour had affected others.


By car – Bamburgh Clinic, St. Nicholas Hospital is easily accessible from both the A19 and A1 and located just off the A191.

Car parking – Car parking is available on site. Please note car parking is chargeable.

Satellite navigation – Use postcode NE3 3XT when using a satellite navigation system.

By bus – The service is easily accessed by bus, a bus stop is located near to the en-trance to St. Nicholas Hospital which is approximately a 5 minute walk. For more information and timetables see www.nexus.org.uk

By train – Newcastle Central Station is located in the centre of Newcastle and easily accessed from London, Scotland and all other areas of the UK. Bamburgh Clinic is a short taxi ride from the station, approximate cost £6.50.

By metro – The nearest Metro station is located at Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is approximately a 15 minute walk to St. Nicholas Hospital.

Bamburgh Clinic is located on the St. Nicholas Hospital site, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Staff will be happy to help plan journeys but the following offers guidance on how to get to Bamburgh Clinic.

Service location

Newcastle upon Tyne is a vibrant, cultural city with excellent transport links. The surrounding area of Northumberland has beautiful costal areas combined with the busy city centre makes Newcastle unique with a wealth of activities and fascinating areas to explore.


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By air – Newcastle’s International Airport is just 25 minutes from Bamburgh Clinic and is easily accessible by car or taxi. Direct flights are available in less than an hour from many parts of the UK. Go to www.newcastleairport.com for more information

Accommodation – A range of hotel accommodation is available nearby. Visit www.newcastlegateshead.com to contact the Newcastle Tourist Information Centre for more information


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