Arnold Lodge
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Arnold Lodge is a medium secure psychiatric hospital
situated in Leicester
, England
, but being part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. It was opened in July 1983 and an extension with 30 extra beds was opened in 2007.
Arnold Lodge receives referrals from courts, prisons, the probation service, social services, high secure hospitals, and other mental health units for forensic psychiatry
assessment and/or treatment. The patients are mainly mentally disordered offenders or others with similar needs.
There are seven wards: two male rehabilitation wards (Snowdon and Helvellyn wards), one male acute/admission ward (Pennine ward), two male personality disorder
wards (Cannock and Ridgeway wards), and two female wards (Tamar and Coniston). Coniston ward is for women who require an enhanced level of care within medium security. This service will be one of three national pilots for a model of service known as WEMSS (Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services).
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
situated in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but being part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. It was opened in July 1983 and an extension with 30 extra beds was opened in 2007.
Arnold Lodge receives referrals from courts, prisons, the probation service, social services, high secure hospitals, and other mental health units for forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry is a sub-speciality of psychiatry and an auxiliar science of criminology. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry...
assessment and/or treatment. The patients are mainly mentally disordered offenders or others with similar needs.
There are seven wards: two male rehabilitation wards (Snowdon and Helvellyn wards), one male acute/admission ward (Pennine ward), two male personality disorder
Personality disorder
Personality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types and behaviors. Personality disorders are noted on Axis II of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association.Personality disorders are...
wards (Cannock and Ridgeway wards), and two female wards (Tamar and Coniston). Coniston ward is for women who require an enhanced level of care within medium security. This service will be one of three national pilots for a model of service known as WEMSS (Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Services).
External links
- Arnold Lodge on Nottinghamshire Healthcare website