What a Partnerships in Care (PiC) hospital can offer you

Every PiC hospital is patient focused; this means that our services are tailored to meet your needs and expectations.

Your care

To ensure care is consistent during your time with us, you will have your own care team.

Your rehabilitation will begin with a comprehensive assessment of your needs and your care team will work with you to develop and manage a treatment or recovery plan.

With your care team you will also set out what activities you will be involved with each week; aiming for at least 25 hours of activity a week that meet your own personal needs. This will include therapies such as psychology and occupational therapy, fitness, education, and once you are at a stage to do so, we will encourage you to take up work placements in the local community.

Our shared aim is for you to realise your potential. Your future care pathway is considered from the outset and together we will work hard to ensure your length of stay in our hospitals is kept to a minimum.

"We have a weekly meeting on the unit where we have our chance to say how to improve our environment."

"Patients really do move on from Oaktree Manor and make our future look brighter."

"Hazelwood House is a place where we get to be motivated and encouraged to help get us back into the community."

"Thanks to Elm Park I have got my family back."

Your needs

You will have access to your own ‘advocate’ – this is an independent person, not part of the care team, who is responsible for looking after your needs. They will help you should you need to raise any concerns or problems you are having.

Your involvement

Some patients like to be active in their hospital’s ‘patient involvement group’ (or patient council) where patients can discuss a variety of topics that can be fed back to the hospital staff. There will be other opportunities for involvement, namely through our focus on the ‘Recovery approach’ to care which encourages empowerment and involvement.

Please click here to read our Frequently asked Questions for patients which should be helpful if you have more questions on what it is like to stay at a PiC hospital.