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.

How do I register for this service?

Referral is only accepted via the Northamptonshire Police.

Contact us

North of the county:
Welland Centre, St Mary's Hospital
Telephone: 03000 273737

South of the county:
Berrywood Hospital
Telephone: 03000 271 717

Mental health, learning disabilities and speciality services

  1. Acute Liaison Service and Psychiatry for Older Persons
  2. Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette’s 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 Transformation
  10. Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team
  11. Crisis cafés
  12. Crisis Houses: The Warren and The Martins
  13. Custody Healthcare Team
  14. Eating Disorders Service
  15. Forensic Team
  16. Gender Identity Clinic
  17. Health Based Place of Safety
  18. IPS Employment Service
  19. Northamptonshire NHS Talking Therapies
  20. Learning Disabilities
  21. Maternal Loss Psychology Service
  22. Memory Assessment Service
  23. Northants Personality Disorder Hub
  24. Older Adults Community Services
  25. Older People’s Inpatient Acute
  26. Peer support service
  27. Planned Care and Recovery Treatment Service
  28. Police Liaison & Triage
  29. Recovery College
  30. rTMS - Centre for Neuromodulation
  31. Secured Services
  32. Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  33. Specialist perinatal mental health
  34. The Mental Health Number
  35. Urgent Care and Assessment Team
  36. Younger Persons with Dementia Team
  37. Neuromodulation (rTMS/ECT)