Millfields Personality Disorder Service
Millfields Personality Disorder Service
Site Name
Millfields Personality Disorder Service
Address: Millfield Unit John Howard Centre 12 Kenworthy Homerton, London. E9 5TD
Service(s) provided
Secure, Specialist, Forensic, Assessment, Therapy
Millfields Unit is a medium secure service for adult men based in the East London NHS Foundation Trust. The service runs a modified therapeutic community model, including a mix of psychodynamic group interventions and accredited programmes (including SCP, SOTP and CALM). Individual work is also available, where needed. Developing people’s strengths is also a focus of the therapy, and Millfields offers a range of jobs, activities, sports and education.
Suitable for:
- Male
- Aged 18‐65.
- Primary diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of PD. Any co‐morbid psychotic illness should have been stabilised prior to admission.
- PD is functionally linked to offending (or antisocial behaviour)
- No convictions for sexual offences against children as an adult.
- Must be willing to accept transfer to hospital for treatment.
Offer:
- CPA structure including bi‐weekly ward rounds and detailed feedback.
- Detailed individualised assessment, formulation and treatment targets for all patients.
- Therapeutic Community treatment model including 3x weekly community meetings.
- Orientation to Therapy (OTT): 12 session psycho‐educational intervention for all new patients.
- Small psychodynamically‐informed groups 2x weekly.
- Art Therapy 1x weekly (group and individual).
- Individual psychology: offence analysis; help with specific difficulties, e.g. obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Individual psychotherapy is occasionally available.
- Self‐Change Programme (SCP) for violence reduction for eligible offenders 1x weekly ‘rolling’ programme. The programme lasts around 9 months.
- OT service offering lifestyle and vocational opportunities including cooking group, picture framing, painting and decorating, gym and sports hall.
- Substance misuse intervention 1x weekly. The programme lasts around 1 year.
- Extensive rehabilitation opportunities, including community leave; opportunities to engage in Experts by Experience (XbX) programme.
Opening / Clinic Times
09:00 – 17:00 Mon – Fri
Telephone
020‐8510 2632 (Dr Celia Taylor, Lead Clinician & Head of Service)
Fax
020‐8510 2604
Access to Service
Referral
Referral Process
Contact Dr Celia Taylor (Service Lead) in writing to outline the referral (Celia.Taylor@eastlondon.nhs.uk) or Joan Woolcock (Secretary to Dr Taylor) Joan.Woolcock@eastlondon.nhs.uk they are happy to discuss a potential referral on the telephone or receive an email referral. The referral should clearly identify the desired outcome (e.g. risk assessment/treatment/advice) and include the usual collateral information, including the OASys, PSR, psychiatric/psychological reports.
Millfield Unit John Howard Centre 12 Kenworthy Homerton, London. E9 5TD