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Key information
- We accept detained and non-detained patients
- 15 male beds
- 15 female beds
- 30 total beds
- Over 18 years of age
- Male
- Over 18 years of age
- Enduring and progressive mental health disorders
- Acquired brain injury
- Alcohol-related dementia (korsakoff’s)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Huntington’s disease
- Behaviours that challenge
- Dual diagnosis
- Forensic history
- Pick’s disease
- Vascular dementia
- Working-age dementia
- Cognitive impairment
- Female
- Over 18 years of age
- Enduring and progressive mental health disorders
- Acquired brain injury
- Alcohol-related dementia (korsakoff’s)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Huntington’s disease
- Behaviours that challenge
- Dual diagnosis
- Forensic history
- Pick’s disease
- Vascular dementia
- Working-age dementia
- Cognitive impairment
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Overview
Forest Independent Hospital is a modern, purpose-built facility based in Mansfield. We provide treatment and care for patients who are informal, detained under the Mental Health Act, or require treatment and care under Deprivation of Safeguards. Our admission criteria for male covers a variety of organic mental health conditions. Our female admission criteria covers a variety of organic and/or enduring mental health conditions.
Forest Independent Hospital provides a safe, homely environment in which our patients can achieve their maximum potential. We facilitate this through open and honest communications with the patient, their family/carer, and all healthcare professionals involved in their care.
We aim to stabilise patients' mental health and reduce identified risks and behaviours which many challenge. We take a least restrictive approach to all interventions and promote and encourage positive risk taking.
We hold community meetings, best interest meetings, ward rounds and daily clinical meetings to inform care pathways. We have input from a range of community services including Advocacy, Community Falls Team, SALT, physiotherapists and translators.
Our objective is to provide a premium caring experience which promotes positive and timely discharge to a less restrictive environment. We enable individuals to regain control and independence where possible, and ensure that not only the individual, but their families and friends, are supported through challenging times.
Following an individual assessment, support plans are formulated collaboratively with the individual, family/carer and all professionals involved in their care. We believe this collaborative approach promotes a positive experience and outcomes for the individual throughout their time at Forest Independent Hospital.
We would like to help reduce the growing pressures on NHS acute and low secure services: we currently have both male and female adult beds available. For a wider conversation around capacity planning, or how we can support you and your patients at this current time, please contact Stella Bolger (Regional Director, Hospital Services) at stella.bolger@barchester.com or stella.bolger@nhs.net.
Our approach to care
Meaningful therapeutic activities
Meaningful therapeutic activities
Meaningful therapeutic activities are vital to mental health and improving well-being and form part of our patients treatment plans. Meaningful activities should should help support the person in acquiring further problem-solving skills, social skills and self care techniques. Therapeutic activities are facilitated by appropriately trained health care professionals.
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Staff
I qualified as a mental health nurse in 2005 and have predominantly worked within secure mental health services. Starting my career in high secure services and then moving to medium and low secure working with a range of patients with different needs starting as a deputy ward manager and working up to a modern matron and operational lead. I then moved across to Forest Hospital in 2019 and have progressed from Hospital Director to Senior Hospital Director. I am passionate about patient care, having the right environment and ensuring patients families, friends and carers are fully supported and kept up to date.
Hannah started at Forest Hospital in August 2013 as a support worker. Hannah then progressed to Mental Health Act Coordinator in September 2021.
Polly has worked with Barchester since February 2015 at Forest Hospital, starting in an apprenticeship scheme as an admin assistant. Polly then progressed to the administrator for the hospital in May 2021 and is now the main administrator for the hospital.
Amanda is a qualified mental health nurse, qualifying in 2005. Amanda has worked in rehabilitation settings supporting older adults with functional mental health conditions before coming to Forest Hospital. Amanda is innovative and an excellent communicator.
Testimonials
Collaborations and partnerships
We hold community meetings, best interest meetings, ward rounds and daily clinical meetings to inform care pathways. We have input from a range of community services including Advocacy, Community Falls Team, SALT, physiotherapists and translators.
Following an individual assessment, support plans are formulated collaboratively with the individual, family/carer and all professionals involved in their care. We believe this collaborative approach promotes a positive experience and outcomes for the individual throughout their time at Forest Independent Hospital.
Get in touch
Southwell Road West, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4XX
Visiting
We welcome visits from families and friends of our patients.
Make a referral
Patients are referred directly from an NHS Trust, CCG's, Community Mental Health Team's or Local Authorities. People referred to the hospital are offered a detailed pre-admission assessment to ensure they are suitable to our service and that we can provide the care and treatment to fully meet both their mental health and physical health needs. Following assessment and review of same by MDT the decision regarding admission and potential outcomes is made as quickly as possible. Both patients and their family members are encouraged to visit the hospital prior to admission.
Please complete the below form to make a referral