The new programme will also enable patients to take advantage of the improved recreational activities, which have been designed to complement the more traditional psychiatric and psychological therapy programmes, with everything from a fully-equipped gymnasium to computer suites.
Dr Richard Corrigall will lead the Adolescent Service multi-disciplinary team with additional support from other consultant psychiatrists, junior doctors, psychologists, nurses, therapists and other professionals.
Announcing the launch of the adolescent service, the unit’s newly appointed lead consultant Dr Richard Corrigall commented:
“The Capio Nightingale Child and Adolescent Service has always been committed to high quality, flexible and accessible inpatient care for young people dealing with a serious mental health crisis. The relocation offers an exciting opportunity to continue the development of this service, with improved education links, an enhanced therapeutic programme and greater opportunities for helping young people with eating disorders”.
Capio Nightingale announces new Child and Adolescent services
8 Aug 2007
Capio Nightingale announces an expansion of its Child and Adolescent services at Lisson Grove. This is in response to an increase in cases of adolescent mental health issues, and in particular eating disorders.
With one in ten children and young people in England suffering from a diagnosable mental health disorder, the hospital has announced plans to launch its first fully-integrated Child and Adolescent service with effect from 8 August 2007.
The existing Adolescent Service, currently based in Chelsea, will be relocating to Lisson Grove and offering an expanded adolescent eating disorders programme and therapeutic activities alongside other, more traditional, general psychiatric treatments. This move has been designed to maximise the breadth of offering to adolescent patients.
With patients’ wellbeing always at the forefront of the hospital’s actions, Capio Nightingale has recently developed a unique and exciting pioneering partnership with a neighbouring school to develop its education programme. The school, which comes highly rated by Ofsted, will enable young patients to benefit from a wider and higher level of teaching than is available in other mental health hospitals.