Hope Unit is an inpatient service based at Fairfield Hospital in Bury.
We have 12 beds to provide treatment and support for 13- to 18-year-olds experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. We can help people from anywhere in the UK.
The unit provides intensive assessment and treatment for mental illness or psychiatric disorder, where treatment outside of hospital is no longer safe or possible. This can include if you are detained under the Mental Health Act.
Your length of stay on the Hope Unit is around four to six weeks, but this will vary depending on your individual needs.
On the unit we have an expert team of healthcare professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, dieticians and teachers.
You can read more about Hope unit below, or visit our CAMHS resources page for more mental health support and advice.
A nurse will welcome you and allow time for you to ask questions and share any information we need to be aware of.
During your first few days on the ward, our team members will introduce themselves and arrange to meet with you. You will meet with the psychiatrist and other doctors regularly.
Here are some of the professionals in our team who work together to help you:
- Consultant psychiatrist
- Clinical psychologist
- Ward doctor
- Nurses and support workers
- Occupational therapist
- Dietitian
- Social worker
- Family therapist
- Pharmacist - will meet with you to discuss medication
- Education team - including teachers who can help you keep up with school work.
Young people who have previously stayed with us have shared some information what life is like on Hope unit.
Our family ambassadors are available to support parents and carers.
We have also created a page with more information for parents and carers, if your child has been admitted to Hope unit.
We've created virtual tour of Hope unit, using 360-degree photography. Take a look around the unit.
You are always welcome to visit your loved ones on the unit, please contact us before to arrange this.
We will try to be as flexible and accommodating as possible but ask that you please try to avoid visits during college hours and mealtimes, as this forms part of the therapeutic day. The best times to visit are evenings and weekends.
There's more information about visiting on the parents and carers information page.
The woodland retreat is a place to relax and learn, as part of your therapy.
It's set in the natural woodland next to the unit and has a 40 metre wooden treehouse, complete with decked area, barbeque and allotment.
The lodge can be used as an extension of our on-site educational facilities. Here you can learn about the natural environment, take in some fresh air, and enjoy the tranquillity of this outside space.
Having a peaceful space away from the normal clinical setting can help your treatment and experience by reducing stress and tension.