Health Based Place of Safety

We have two sites, one in the north of the county (St Mary’s Hospital) and one in the south (Berrywood Hospital). These sites are for members of the public detained by the Northamptonshire Policy under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act who require a mental health assessment.

Type

Health Based Place of Safety

We have two health based places of safety. One in the north of the county at St Mary’s Hospital in Kettering and one in the south Berrywood Hospital in Northampton.

These are for members of the public detained by the Northamptonshire Police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act who need a mental health assessment.

The assessment will decide whether the person should be sent home with ongoing support or admitted to hospital as an informal or detained patient.

Who is this service for? Adults detained by the Northamptonshire Police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

Mental health, learning disabilities and speciality services

  1. Acute Liaison Mental Health Service
  2. Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourettes Team (AAATT)
  3. Adult Inpatients Acute
  4. Adult Inpatient Low Secure
  5. Adult Inpatient Specialist
  6. Adult Inpatient PICU
  7. At Risk Mental State Service
  8. Community Mental Health Adult - Early Intervention N’Step
  9. Community Mental Health Team
  10. Community Mental Health Transformation
  11. Complex PTSD service
  12. Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team
  13. Crisis cafés
  14. Crisis Response Unit
  15. Crisis Houses: The Warren and The Martins
  16. Custody Healthcare Team
  17. Eating Disorders Service
  18. ECT and Ketamine Therapy - The Treatment Centre
  19. Forensic Team
  20. Gender Identity Clinic
  21. Health Based Place of Safety
  22. IPS Employment Service
  23. Learning Disabilities
  24. Northants Personality Disorder Hub
  25. Liaison Psychiatry for Older People
  26. Maternal Loss Psychology Service
  27. Memory Assessment Service
  28. NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies
  29. Older Adults Community Mental Health Services
  30. Older People’s Inpatient Acute
  31. Peer support service
  32. Police Liaison & Triage
  33. RECONNECT - Care after custody
  34. rTMS - Centre for Neuromodulation
  35. Recovery College
  36. Secured Services
  37. Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  38. The Mental Health Number
  39. Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service
  40. Urgent Care and Assessment Team
  41. Younger Persons with Dementia Team
  42. Recovery College NHFT