Priory Hospital Abbey House Mental Health services

Located at the foot of the Malvern Hills, Priory Abbey House provides a specialist

psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery service for 25 men aged 18 years or older in a

beautiful and relaxing setting. Our patients suffer from enduring mental illness and/

or personality disorder.

We support the needs of both detained and voluntary patients and can manage

patients with complex needs, including those with a history of offending.

We aim to support patients in developing the life skills needed to enter back into the

community where appropriate.

Service overview

Abbey House has a very strong focus on rehabilitation and moving people on to community living. Our pro-active and intensive rehabilitation approach promotes a fulfilled life outside of the hospital.

Abbey House runs a 12 week rotational therapeutic programme, to help patients develop:

• Coping strategies

• Resilience and community skills

• Their recovery potential

• Independence skills

Patients are also able to attend drop-in sessions with an Educational Tutor. Our tutor identifies patients’ educational needs and interests. A range of formal and informal learning is available.

Our real work opportunities help patients to develop pre-employment process skills including CV workshops, application support, interviews with formalised feedback and training relevant to the role such as health and safety or manual handling.

The unit has an inclusive, multidisciplinary approach with a positive attitude to risk management. Our team offer a service to patients who require a short period of support prior to moving out of acute care as well as those stepping down from secure services.

Our team

Our multidisciplinary team are experienced in their

field and are able to provide psychology-led therapy

sessions including Mindfulness groups, Emotional

management, Assertiveness groups and medication

awareness education. The team includes:

• Psychologists

• Occupational therapists

• Psychiatrists

• Nursing team

• Social workers

The hospital also has a dedicated discharge

co-ordinator who meets with every patient within

their first week of admission and works with them

straight away to start planning their discharge

pathway. They remain actively engaged with the

patient and meet with them regularly throughout

their placement to prepare them for discharge.

Patient profile

The following criteria details who will benefit from active rehabilitation at Abbey House:

• Detained under the Mental Health Act or on an informal basis

• Presenting with complex and challenging behaviours relating to complex mental health disorders

• May have a history of offending or self-harming behaviours

• Have often had a failed or difficult placement and would benefit from a period of rehabilitation in a patient centred, recovery focused environment

• Require a bespoke treatment pathway

• Often presenting with treatment resistant mental health disorders

• Require rehabilitation to acquire skills for independent or supported living in the community

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Referrals and further information

Find out more

For more information or to discuss how we can help, please contact our admissions department by:

Telephone: 01684 571 000

Email: info@priorygroup.com

Web: www.priorygroup.com/abbey-house

The environment

We believe that the environment in which an individual is treated, is just as important as the treatment itself. Our homely setting provides a range of facilities that includes:

• 20 en-suite bedrooms

• Semi-independent living accommodation in five modern flats

• A communal garden

• Fresh produce farmed from our garden and used throughout the summer for patients to cook with

• An education centre

• Arts room

• Practice kitchens

• Bicycle shed

• Community facilities including a gym, library and horse riding facilities

• Prayer room / access to the local Vicar to meet spiritual needs

Our location

49 Hanley Road, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, WR14 4HZ

Priory Group UK 1 Limited, 80 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UD. Company Registration Number: 09057543