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Hopewood mental health hub opens to patients
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened its £21 million mental health services hub for children, young people and families.
The state-of-the-art Hopewood site offers specialist inpatient care and support for adolescents and perinatal women experiencing acute mental health difficulties that can no longer be managed in the community.
The 40 bed site includes The Lookout Adolescent Unit, a 32 bed inpatient facility, which provides 20 more CAMHS beds than previously available, including a 12 bed specialist eating disorders ward and an eight bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the first of their kind for young people in the East Midlands. The Lookout Education Centre, provided by Nottingham City Council, will also support young people to continue their education whilst admitted to the unit.
Ruth Hawkins, chief executive at the trust, said: “We are immensely proud to open Hopewood. This fantastic and incredibly important facility demonstrates our commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and perinatal mums. Providing this significant increase in beds means that more young people and women can be treated locally, staying close to their homes, families and communities.
“Hopewood has been developed with patients, their families and our dedicated staff to ensure the facilities meet their needs and to create an environment where people are able to receive support, inspire hope and help them on their journey to recovery. This is a major investment in local mental health services, which will have such a positive impact on the lives of so many.”
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