Avondale Assessment Unit and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

well I was in here last year , did nothing for me , it’s about time someone went in undercover , to see what the staff did all day , I agree with everyone it is a disgrace, there is no help at all you just get left all day every day no one talks to you they just all sit and talk to each other

Im afraid I agree with most of the reviews on this site. After been put on a s2 I stayed in my room the 6 days I was there as I was scared to go out only going to get a drink from kitchen I had no meals while I was there. On at least 5 occasions I must of been hallucinating, barricading mysef in my room. A few years ago I was diagnosed with psychosis, but when I went for my cpa meeting after just experiencing hallucinations I was told there had been no signs of loss of reality and I was free to go? That I was just stressed? That I wasnt engaging with anyone, I dont think the staff was recording any of the things that was distressing me, they made me feel like I was lying and wasting their time I was allowed to go bur left feeling even more confused and upset then when I arrived. All I wanted was to go back to mill view the staff there are much more caring and their consultant doesnt leave you completely baffled. I too am now too scared to tell anyone how im feeling incase I get sent back to avondale. Also it has been 2 weeks now and ive heard nothing from the cmht , I have just recieved a care abd intervention plan from avondale they havent even put the right reason to why I was even admitted just dragged things up from my files that happened 9 years ago. I have to say though that a few of the staff were quite nice to me :(

Reply from Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:28:37 +0100

We are sorry to hear of your experience at our Avondale Assessment Unit. We take all issues surrounding patient care very seriously and would very much like to hear from you directly about the specific difficulties that you experienced. If you contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 01482 303966 or by emailing hnf-tr.pals@nhs.net they will be happy to discuss this with you.

Upon entering The Avondale unit in hull I have had great improvements and support from the team/staff without the support I had I could possibly not be here anymore or at the least in a very unfit drugged up state all the staff are fantastic. Unfortunately people like to put places down ??