Brookfield Centre

The Brookfield Centre is a step-down rehabilitation service for adult males/transgender females with forensic histories, who also have a learning disability, autism and/or other mental health issues. All people admitted to Brookfield Centre are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983/2007.

The Brookfield Centre aims to provide a professional, safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff - an environment that is well organised, efficient and patient-focused.

We work with our patients towards a common goal of community integration. We equip them with the skills they need to lead fulfilling lives and safely maintain their independence in society.

A multi-disciplinary team of professionals ensures that a holistic and evidence-based care package is provided. We promote the highest quality of clinical and rehabilitative services so that individuals can safely and effectively work towards recovery.

The Brookfield Centre is committed to a continuous process of reviewing how we work, so that we can consistently improve, in a bid to release more time to care for our patients.

Family Engagement and Liaison Lead

The Family Engagement and Liaison Lead (FELL) works specifically with the families, friends and carers of those accessing the Forensic Mental Health & Learning Disability Services.  The FELL will be able to offer you information, signposting and support in relation to your loved one’s stay.  They will also be able to give you time to talk about your own concerns and questions. Click here for more details.

Arrangements for under 18’s to visit

We understand that child visits can be important for both the patient and the child concerned and will work with you to facilitate this, where possible.  Before child visits can be take place, the social work team must be contacted and all people holding parental responsibility for the child will be required to give written consent for the visit to take place.

Social Services will also be contacted to check that there are no specific concerns about the child that may affect whether they can visit. We will work as quickly as possible to ensure these checks take place in a timely manner.

No-one under the age of 18 can enter the unit/ward; however, we do have a dedicated family visiting room on site which can be booked. Once agreed by the Social Work Team, the child visits must be pre-booked to ensure the child visiting facility is available. During the visit a member of staff may be in the room with you or observing the visit from outside the room.

Additionally, there is an internet-based system which allows you to call family and friends anywhere in the world, over the internet, for free. If you would like to use this system it can be discussed with the team and booked through nursing staff with a convenient date and time.

Items not allowed on the ward:

Before your visit, take a look at our list of monitored and prohibited items.

A monitored item is anything that must be stored in a secure location because it could be harmful if used inappropriately. The patient can use a monitored item by first asking the staff for that item. After the patient is finished using the item, it is important that the item be given back to a staff person so that it can be put back in its safe location again.

Here are the monitored items for forensic patients:

Here are the prohibited items for forensic patients:

Meet the manager

Your feedback is important to the team so that we can continue to improve our services; please send your comments, suggestions or arrange a meeting to:

Sunil Ramlugan – sunil.ramlugan@nhs.net.

Parking

We are located on the same site as Little Brook Hospital. Please follow signs for our exact location.

Parking is free but managed by an external parking company, so please do ensure that you collect a parking permit from reception and display in your vehicle upon arrival to avoid getting a parking fine.

 

Ask Listen Do

This is a film by NHS England for people with a learning disability, autistic people, families and carers which can help when giving feedback, raising a concern or making a complaint.