soraya Report post Posted March 26, 2016 My son may be going into St Andrews for treatment, I wondered if anyone has been there and if the treatment is ok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Salvador Report post Posted March 26, 2016 No but as longvas you don't allow anyone to do electro-convulsive therapy you should be ok Our brains don't need micro waving, the world just needs to accept thatvwe are different Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie C Report post Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) The one just outside Rainworth, Nottinghamshire from what I can gather isn't a very nice place at all. I was nearly sent there if I continued to refuse to take medication and from the stories I have heard from a nurse who worked there who transferred over to NHS learning disability nursing (I was in a NHS hospital in Nottingham at the time) it's not a very good environment to get better because the wards are very unsettled and turbulent, don't believe the nice glossy brochure they send out highlighting all the good things they do. It's a very strict environment and any slight Infraction can get you sent to seclusion and they employ a lot of bank staff so there isn't familiarity within the team because all the staff change all the time. And they have big burly response staff so if a member of staff pulls their pin they respond in force and chuck you in seclusion. ****Trigger warning mention of child abuse below**** And there was the case of them letting out a known paedophile on section 17 leave who then raped a child in nearby Rainworth some time ago. The psychologist who let him out ended up committing suicide, now it's got a very bad reputation within the local community so anybody who resides there are like lepers, not that there is anything to do because it's stuck on a industrial estate with only a petrol station and a restaurant pub nearby. Edited April 17, 2016 by trekster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soraya Report post Posted April 12, 2016 Oh god it sounds awful, yes it is that one, at the moment he is in The Maudsley, in Beckenham, its not too bad but they also have loads of bank staff who are always changing from day to day, which is not good with someone who has ASD. Mind you it is set in beautiful grounds so fingers crossed he stays put!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites