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Bespoke care programmes help those affected to progress to community based services with a particular emphasis on improving quality of life and building firm
foundations for the future. Facilities include locked services to provide rehabilitation to individuals with challenging behaviour, with separate women's and young persons' units. The transitional unit, Berkeley Close, is positioned to provide ease of access to hospital-based facilities (e.g. workshops, gymnasium, social opportunities) and community-integration from its base at the edge of a housing estate.
The National Brain Injury Centre offers:
> Reputation for delivering proven, effective outcomes
across all services and pathways
> Excellent reputation > expertise on site
> Work with individuals with multiple presenting problems, e.g. acquired brain injury, substance misuse, forensic history, mental health issues.
> Able to work with sectioned (Mental Health Act) patients
> Quality of life provision
> Established provision of neurobehavioural programmes
> Management/treatment of challenging behaviour
> Partnerships in education and with other providers
> Our main goal for every individual is to enhance the delivery of optimum independent living through reducing levels of dependence
Member of the Independent Neurorehabilitation Provider Alliance
Member of the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum
Member of the Northamptonshire Acquired Brain Injury Forum
- Referrers need to ensure they have the support of the relevant funding body in order to enable assessment for admission to take place.
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
The units are:
Elgar - young persons unit (mixed gender)
Tallis - adult male admissions
Tavener - adult male admissions
Allitsen - adult female admissions
Walton - adult male slow stream
Berkeley Close ground floor - adults requiring community integration/transitional living
(mixed gender)
Berkeley Close first floor - adult males requiring community integration/transitional living
and with continued risk of challenging behaviour.
This Service was mapped by ABI London. See HERE for more information
Patient description
Needs in-patient care due to physical dependency, or the need for specialist therapy equipment, a safe environment, supervision, or intensity of therapy, in a unit with the expertise and experience in rehabilitation of a condition (Level 1)which cannot be provided in a local specialist centre or in the community (Level 2) which cannot be provided in the community.
Sites
Level 1: Regional specialized centre Level 2: Local specialist centre, Acute or community hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Needs inpatient care due to physical dependency, or need for specialist therapy equipment, safe environment, supervision or intensity of therapy which cannot be provided in community
Patient description
Medically stable, but prolonged confusion, amnesia or behavioural difficulties, requiring specialist behavioural management, intensive supervision and secure environment
Sites
Specialist in-patient unit
Description of rehabilitation input
Specialist behavioural management, including high staffing: patient ratio to ensure intensive supervision and secure environment. Access to neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry
Patient description
Medically stable, requiring supportive environment/accommodation, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Residential Care/Supported Housing
Description of rehabilitation input
Retraining and enablement in day-to-day domestic and community-based tasks in a non-hospital, home-like environment, aimed at community re-integration/ inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/ education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Help for family/carers in supporting the person in these roles, and with identifying statutory support available.
Patient description
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
Level 1 (highly specialised rehabilitation services): Treat patients with Category A needs and is led by a consultant trained and accredited in rehabilitation medicine or neuropsychiatry
National Brain Injury Centre, St Andrew's Healthcare
Location and Contact detailsNational Brain Injury Centre St Andrew's Healthcare Northampton Northamptonshire NN1 5DG Telephone: 0800 434 6690 Email: admissions@standrew.co.uk http://www.stah.org/services/brain-injury.asp... |
Type of organisation
Descripton of organisation
miles (straight line)miles (approximate road distance) Entry last updatedOct 30, 2012 |
Further Details
The National Brain Injury Centre offers integrated pathway options across dependency, age, gender and security on our site in Northampton. The Kemsley unit has over 30 years experience of delivering specialised neurobehavioural rehabilitation services.Bespoke care programmes help those affected to progress to community based services with a particular emphasis on improving quality of life and building firm
foundations for the future. Facilities include locked services to provide rehabilitation to individuals with challenging behaviour, with separate women's and young persons' units. The transitional unit, Berkeley Close, is positioned to provide ease of access to hospital-based facilities (e.g. workshops, gymnasium, social opportunities) and community-integration from its base at the edge of a housing estate.
The National Brain Injury Centre offers:
> Reputation for delivering proven, effective outcomes
across all services and pathways
> Excellent reputation > expertise on site
> Work with individuals with multiple presenting problems, e.g. acquired brain injury, substance misuse, forensic history, mental health issues.
> Able to work with sectioned (Mental Health Act) patients
> Quality of life provision
> Established provision of neurobehavioural programmes
> Management/treatment of challenging behaviour
> Partnerships in education and with other providers
> Our main goal for every individual is to enhance the delivery of optimum independent living through reducing levels of dependence
Services available
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National = country wide, Regional = offering a
service within 150 miles, Local = offering a service within 50
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This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:
CQC InspectedMember of the Independent Neurorehabilitation Provider Alliance
Member of the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum
Member of the Northamptonshire Acquired Brain Injury Forum
Referrals can be made by
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- Referrers need to ensure they have the support of the relevant funding body in order to enable assessment for admission to take place.
How are services paid for?
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
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Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
Typical duration that a service is offered
The service provides an integrated pathway from admission with severe behavioural and cogntive difficulties requiring intensive treatment, through to step-down services and transitional living. The length of stay ranges from 6 months to several years and is dependent upon the individual's needs, progress and availability of suitable destinations for successful discharge.The units are:
Elgar - young persons unit (mixed gender)
Tallis - adult male admissions
Tavener - adult male admissions
Allitsen - adult female admissions
Walton - adult male slow stream
Berkeley Close ground floor - adults requiring community integration/transitional living
(mixed gender)
Berkeley Close first floor - adult males requiring community integration/transitional living
and with continued risk of challenging behaviour.
This Service was mapped by ABI London. See HERE for more information
Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes
For an explanation of the codings please click hereREHAB IN HOSPITAL
[Code 40]Patient description
Needs in-patient care due to physical dependency, or the need for specialist therapy equipment, a safe environment, supervision, or intensity of therapy, in a unit with the expertise and experience in rehabilitation of a condition (Level 1)which cannot be provided in a local specialist centre or in the community (Level 2) which cannot be provided in the community.
Sites
Level 1: Regional specialized centre Level 2: Local specialist centre, Acute or community hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Needs inpatient care due to physical dependency, or need for specialist therapy equipment, safe environment, supervision or intensity of therapy which cannot be provided in community
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT UNIT
[Code 50]Patient description
Medically stable, but prolonged confusion, amnesia or behavioural difficulties, requiring specialist behavioural management, intensive supervision and secure environment
Sites
Specialist in-patient unit
Description of rehabilitation input
Specialist behavioural management, including high staffing: patient ratio to ensure intensive supervision and secure environment. Access to neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry
SUPPORTED HOUSING OR RESIDENTIAL CARE
[Code 75]Patient description
Medically stable, requiring supportive environment/accommodation, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Residential Care/Supported Housing
Description of rehabilitation input
Retraining and enablement in day-to-day domestic and community-based tasks in a non-hospital, home-like environment, aimed at community re-integration/ inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/ education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Help for family/carers in supporting the person in these roles, and with identifying statutory support available.
SOMEONE TO TALK TO
[Code 110]Patient description
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
SOMETHING TO DO
[Code 120]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
[Code 125]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:
For an explanation of the NMDS, please click hereLevel 1 (highly specialised rehabilitation services): Treat patients with Category A needs and is led by a consultant trained and accredited in rehabilitation medicine or neuropsychiatry
