Welcome to Battersea Bridge Hospital
Battersea Bridge House Hospital provides acute inpatient care for both male and female patients aged 18 years and over who require assessment and/or treatment for mental health difficulties.
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The hospital is centrally located and is within walking distance of Clapham Junction station and is well served by the TFL bus network.
Battersea Bridge House Hospital aims to provide a safe, caring, supportive and therapeutic environment for 21 patients with acute mental health presentations in order to help them recover and return home as quickly as possible.
We provide a high quality, safe and secure environment. We offer person centred care with individualised treatment care plans. We work closely with locality community and crisis/home treatment teams to ensure a safe and and well coordinated admisison and discharge pathway.
The clinical team will consist of two experienced consultant psychiatrists, three junior doctors, a psychologist, OT/acitvity coordinatoor and an experienced nursing team.
The clinical model will be based around a daily white board meeting, 72 hour formulation and review/discharge meetings. Locality NHS teams and carers/families will be invited to all meetings.
The Environment
The unit is divided into three wards
Each bedroom is ligature safe and has an en-suite bathroom
Each ward has a dining room, lounge and hot/cold drink facilities
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Browning Ward
10-bed mixed male/female treatment ward
Blake Ward
6-bed mixed male/female admission ward
A recenlty upgraded seclusion suite is located on Blake Ward
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Hardy Ward
6 bed mixed male/female ward
Admission Criteria
-Age 18 or over
-Patients requiring short term admission for the assessment and/or treatment of mental health crisis (either in context of mental illness or personality difficulties)
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Our dedicated clinical team provides a multi-disciplinary approach including:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Occupational therapy
- Activity co-cordination
For any questions about assessment or admissions please contact us.
Battersea Bridge House Hospital,
1 Randall Close,
Battersea, London SW11 3TG
Telephone: 020 7924 7991
Email: bbh.referrals@nhs.net