Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Offers multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of individuals whose level of risk make it inappropriate for them to be placed an a general adult ward.

Client group

Adults of a working age usually, where containment and treatment cannot be offered in the acute setting

How the service is accessed

Usually via outreach from the acute wards, on occasions via Home treatment or AOT. Referrals can be made from out-of-county teams

Service base

The Hadley Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
Newtown Road
Newtown Hospital
Worcester
WR5 1JG
Tel: 01905 763333  

Geographical area covered by the team

No geographic boundaries.

Key contacts:

Dan Fisher email: dan.fisher@nhs.net

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