The Priory Group has expanded its care provision in Southampton with the opening of the Priory Grange Perryhayes Unit, catering for men over the age of 18 with severe and enduring mental health problems. The care and treatment programmes are based on the principles of rehabilitation and recovery to enable or re-enable people who are ‘stuck in care’ to live in the community independently or within supported living arrangements. People who have been cared for in institutional mental health care settings will benefit from this service; they may want to move from long-term residential care or be ready to progress from long-term hospital care, including secure settings. The service is able to provide for a wheelchair user, although it is not geared to manage people with a high predominance of physical health needs. The Perryhayes Unit is within the Priory Hospital Southampton and takes its name from a tranquil copse a short distance from the hospital. The facilities at the Unit include nine en-suite bedrooms, a social area, access to laundry and kitchen facilities to help promote independence, large accessible grounds with an allotment and a controlled access system. Flexible care programmes to meet individual patient needs will be delivered by a multi-disciplinary team under the guidance of consultant psychiatrists Dr Schenk and Dr Bray. Matthew Franzidis, chief operating officer at the Priory Group said: “Priory’s experience and expertise in caring for and treating patients with a wide range of mental health problems will be invaluable in the success of the Perryhayes Unit. “It will bring specialist care to people in Southampton and the surrounding areas. The hospital management will work closely with patients, families, purchasers and clinicians to ensure that patient quality of life is the paramount concern. “The new service will maintain the highest standards of care in a safe, positive environment.” ENDS
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Notes to editors: The nine Priory Grange hospitals provide care and treatment in safe, homely environments for people with severe and enduring mental health illness coupled with complex needs. Each Priory Grange specialises in particular types of complexity and co-morbidity, ranging from physical illness, degenerative disease and restricted mobility through learning disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome and autistic spectrum disorders, to substance misuse, personality disorder and long-term institutionalisation. The Priory Group is the UK’s leading independent provider of acute mental health services, secure and step-down services, specialist education, complex care and neuro-rehabilitation services, working in partnership with the public and independent sectors. Priory's acute psychiatric hospitals offer a comprehensive range of successful, evidence-based inpatient, outpatient and day patient treatment programmes and therapy services for a wide variety of mental health issues, including depression, addictions, eating disorders and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Priory Secure Services is a specialist provider of secure mental health services working in partnership with the NHS. Priory's complex care hospitals and neuro-rehabilitation centres treat people with enduring mental and physical illnesses, restricted mobility and challenging behaviours that are often the result of organic, degenerative or neurological problems and whose needs cannot be met in conventional environments. Priory's neuro-rehabilitation centres care for people with a wide range of acquired or progressive neurological disorders, including brain injuries and illness, spinal injuries, brain haemorrhages and stroke. Priory Education Services is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education and care for children and young people aged four to 35 with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) and specific learning difficulties associated with dyslexia. The Priory Group is developing a range of high quality care homes offering long-term, short-term and respite nursing care for older people who are physically frail or suffering with dementia related disorders