ABI Medium Secure Admission and rehabilitation ward

St Mary's Hospital provides specialist neurorehabilitation for men with acquired brain injury and associated deteriorating neurological deficits, who, due to their behaviour have a forensic history or complex and challenging needs. We offer cognitive rehabilitation programmes using the Giles-Clarke model of neurorehabilitation, as adapted by Rogers, J. (2006) for a forensic population within a multi disciplinary team framework in medium and low secure conditions, combining environmental control, cognitive rehabilitation and a continuous positive non-aversive approach by all staff.

St Mary's provides medium secure assessment beds for patients with Acquired Brain Injuries, alongside other complex neurological conditions detained under the Mental Health Act. Patients are admitted to the assessment ward following a detailed pre admission Multi Disciplinary assessment. Patients are referred from the courts, prison transfers, high secure hospitals and other hospitals. All patients have an initial 12 week assessment of their cognitive, mental health and social needs. An enhanced Care Programme Approach (CPA) meeting is held following the initial assessment followed by regular 6 monthly CPA meetings. Following the CPA the Patient is then moved to the most appropriate ward within the hospital.