Tissington House, Kingsway Hospital

Tissington House is the home of our older adult inpatient mental health service for southern Derbyshire. This service was previously located at Ward 1, London Road Community Hospital.

About Tissington House

Tissington House is a modern 18-bedded assessment and treatment ward for people over the age of 65 with functional mental health problems, such as depression, schizophrenia, mood disorders or anxiety. Tissington House is a mixed sex ward with gender-specific sleeping areas. All bedrooms are single rooms with en-suite facilities.

Every patient on the ward receives an holistic, person-centred assessment by a multi-disciplinary team. They also receive a weekly review by the ward's consultant at the multi-disciplinary team meeting.

All care plans are person-centred and involve the individual where possible, and all care plans are reviewed on a regular basis.

The ward team has a strong focus on recovery. Discharge planning always begins from admission and the Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidelines are followed. The ward team aims to work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to achieve best practice.

Referral criteria

Adults over the age of 65 presenting with functional mental illness or others assessed as needing the service
Patients who have been seen and assessed by a doctor or community mental health team as needing to be admitted to hospital
Reasons for admission need to be predominantly mental health and it is aimed for all patients to have been screened prior to admission for common medical problems by their GP.