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Older Persons Advocacy
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Spenser Ward
 Spenser
Ward is situated within the Abraham Cowley Unit on the ground floor. The
ward is an acute admission/assessment ward for people with either a
functional or organic mental health problem. Care is provided for
people with a known or suspected mental health problems that need
intensive care and cannot be provided in the community. Admissions may
last for a few days, weeks or months depending on many factors,
including the severity of illness and response to medication.
Spenser
has 22 beds. There are some single rooms and two dormitories each
housing 6 beds, one for male and one for female clients. There is a
bathroom attached each dorm. There are four other bathrooms on the ward
which are shared by all the patients and several lavatories with
washbasins.
Telephone: You
can contact the ward on 01932 722468
Visiting
times
Monday- Friday 3pm – 8pm. Saturday
and Sunday 10 – 8pm.
Medication is usually given at 8am, 12pm, 5pm and between 9-10pm
Activities
There is
an Occupational Therapist dedicated to the ward and a range of
activities take place from Monday to Friday. Included in the range of
activities are Current Affairs, Healthy Living, Relaxation and Therapy
Groups.
Nursing
care is provided 24 hours a day with the addition of physiotherapists,
occupational therapists and psychiatrists.
Ward
rounds take place on a weekly basis with the staff involved in your
care. You will be asked to attend and discuss plans for your
treatment. The nurses on the ward should advise you of the day and time
of you ward round.
Food
Breakfast
from 8am
Lunch from 12pm
Supper from 5pm
Patients
are encouraged to have their food in the dining room on the ward. Hot
and cold drinks are available from the ward kitchen throughout the day.
If
patients are able to leave the ward unassisted, there is a restaurant
adjoining the day hospital, which is also on the ground floor. This is
not an extension of the food the NHS provides, but an outside caterer
providing the service.
Community
meetings on the ward are held sporadically with Partners for Positive
Change, the most recent one being in February of this year. There are
plans to make this a more regular occurrence. The patients on the ward
can get together with an independent chairperson and discuss any issues
on the ward i.e. services, food, environment or any other issues that
may arise pertaining to the ward. PPC are currently working on an
information booklet for Spenser Ward to provide as much info as possible
for patients and their carers, after admission to the ward. You can
contact the Partners’ Organisation on: 01932 875103.
Special Needs
If you
have any special needs such as diet, hearing, visual, physical or other,
speak to the nursing staff.
Religious & Spiritual Needs
There is
a chaplaincy team at the hospital. This is available for people of any
Faith or none at all. The chapel is located in the A&E wing. The
chapel garden provides a quiet place for reflection.
The Chaplain
is on 01932 884488 or call 872000 and ask for the ‘on call’ chaplain.
Shop
There is
a small shop on the ACU site, selling newspapers, confectionary,
sandwiches, hot and cold drinks, basic toiletries and cigarettes. This
is open from approx 10 –4 pm daily.
Smoking
is permitted in the smoking lounge and the courtyard garden only.
There is
a day hospital to the left of the main entrance of the ACU Unit. After
discharge from the ward, patients may attend the Day Hospital as part of
their Care Plan Agreement to aid in their recovery.
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