Admission Criteria

We welcome referrals for people who may meet some or all of the following criteria:-

Medium Secure

Male 18 years plus (no upper age limit)
Acquired brain injury.
Detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007)
Mental Health/behavior problems are due to, related to or exacerbated by ABI.
Forensic History or/complex needs.
Present risk to self or others which is serious and/or imminent.
Unable to manage in low secure.
Severe risk behaviour is likely to be frequent
Patient are likely to present risk if accessing community therefore less community leave.
Patients are likely to be challenging within a locked environment.
Possible history of absconding.
Patients may be moving from High Secure care.

Male 18 years plus (no upper age limit)
Acquired brain injury.
Detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007)
Forensic History or/complex needs.
Risk is not as serious or imminent as in Medium Secure but requires risk assessment and management.
Behaviour is generally manageable in a locked environment.
Risk behavior is infrequent.
Patients present minimal/low risk to community therefore access to the community is likely.
Possible history of absconding.
Patients are likely to be moving from Medium Secure care.

Initial criteria as above

There is no evidence of current physically aggressive or threatening behavior; there may be history of offending behavior
There is a low risk of absconding
The patient is assessed as a low risk of self harm
The patient is assessed as stable in terms of their mental state
The patient is co-operative with treatment and attempts at rehabilitation
The patient is willing to comply with a contract specifying the requirements of living in the Transition Service
The patient may be moving from secure care.

Initial criteria as above

Risk is not as serious or imminent as in Medium Secure but requires risk assessment and management.
Behavior is generally manageable in a locked environment.
Risk behaviour is infrequent.
The nature of the risk suggests unescorted leave in the community is not a realistic goal in the short, medium or long term.
Risk is unlikely to change significantly in the long term
Patients benefit from the structured approach of cognitive rehabilitation, but may be resistant to active engagement in the therapeutic programme.
Patients are likely to be moving from Medium Secure