We are pleased to announce that on Thursday 23rd January 2014 Cygnet Hospital Stevenage will be opening a new emergency admission acute inpatient service for women. The new service will be on Orchid Ward and will be for detained service users only.
Orchid Ward will provide increased levels of staffing and a robust environment, offering a safe option for service users whose risk is too high for an open acute ward, such as those with risks of absconsion, and who may present as a risk to self or others.The new service is opening in response to increasing pressure on NHS emergency admission beds. The 14-bed service will complement the hospital’s existing male acute service for detained patients and will expand Cygnet’s national network of emergency admission services to eleven.