Priory Group is continuing its investment in Northern Ireland with the opening of Bohill House Care Home, a care home for older people.
Bohill House Care Home, on the site of the former Bohill Hotel at Cloyfin Road in Coleraine is a purpose built nursing home with beds for 80 residents needing nursing or dementia nursing care. The home will be under the leadership of experienced manager Tracey Henry and will create up to 60 jobs in the area.
Priory Care Homes already operates Ben Madigan care home in Newtownabbey, Bannview House in County Down and Cairnmartin Court in Belfast. In 2010 the company recently outlined plans for at least 17 homes in Northern Ireland by the end of 2012, providing around 1200 beds, 1,000 jobs and representing an investment of £50m.
Care at Bohill House Care Home will be provided in single, en-suite accommodation finished to the highest standard. There will also be a choice of lounges and dining areas and a secure, enclosed landscaped garden.
The dementia house will reflect the very latest research in dementia care, focussing on a person’s abilities. Dementia-signposting will assist with orientation and a reminiscence room is planned.
All residents will have access to carefully planned activities and a wide range of professionals including a hairdresser, chiropodist, optician and GP.
Sharon Butler said: “Priory Care Homes is making significant investments in older people’s services in Northern Ireland over the next few years. Bohill House Care Home has been well received by healthcare professionals, particularly in light of the nursing and dementia nursing services it provides for the local community in Coleraine.
“The experience the Priory Group has in mental health, complex and long term care transfers very well into older people’s services. People are now living longer and have more complex needs and associated health issues that we have the experience to care for. We are building on our already strong and established areas of expertise and offering an even more comprehensive range of facilities for service users.”
The Priory Group now plans to rapidly increase its portfolio of care homes for older people with further new builds in England and Northern Ireland.
For more information on Priory Group click here
Friday, 4 March 2011
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Priory supports brain injury awareness week with Leeds event
Experts from The Priory Highbank Centre, Neuro Rehabilitation Services, based in Bury, Lancashire are supporting Brain Awareness week with an event in Leeds raising awareness of the services and providing information and support to those that have been affected directly or indirectly, by a brain injury.
On Monday 14th March members of the clinical team from Priory Highbank Centre will be based on a trade stand at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds to hand out free information & literature to the public.
Helen Powell, hospital director at The Priory Highbank Centre said: “Our aim is to provide information for anybody interested in understanding more about brain injury, whilst raising awareness of our services”.
According to brain injury charity Headway in the UK around one million people attend hospital as a result of brain injury; of these about 150,000 will have a minor brain injury resulting in unconsciousness for 15 minutes or less. Many will have short-term loss of attention, concentration and memory: usually they recover completely within 3-6 months.
Around 10,000 will suffer moderate brain damage causing unconsciousness for up to 6 hours. Some will still have physical and psychological problems after 5 years.
Up to 11,000 will suffer severe brain injuries and be unconscious for 6 hours or more. Of these, only about 15% will return to work within 5 years. Many will not work again and around 4,500 will require full time care for the rest of their lives.
More than 120,000 people in the U.K. are currently suffering from the long-term effects of severe brain damage caused by head injury.
The Priory Highbank, Neuro-Rehabilitation Services specialises in acquired brain injury and neurological rehabilitation. The service offers excellent care, support and encouragement to help patients regain their maximum physical, emotional and social capabilities in an environment that offers individual care and positive outcomes.
For more information about Priory Group and its services click here
On Monday 14th March members of the clinical team from Priory Highbank Centre will be based on a trade stand at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds to hand out free information & literature to the public.
Helen Powell, hospital director at The Priory Highbank Centre said: “Our aim is to provide information for anybody interested in understanding more about brain injury, whilst raising awareness of our services”.
According to brain injury charity Headway in the UK around one million people attend hospital as a result of brain injury; of these about 150,000 will have a minor brain injury resulting in unconsciousness for 15 minutes or less. Many will have short-term loss of attention, concentration and memory: usually they recover completely within 3-6 months.
Around 10,000 will suffer moderate brain damage causing unconsciousness for up to 6 hours. Some will still have physical and psychological problems after 5 years.
Up to 11,000 will suffer severe brain injuries and be unconscious for 6 hours or more. Of these, only about 15% will return to work within 5 years. Many will not work again and around 4,500 will require full time care for the rest of their lives.
More than 120,000 people in the U.K. are currently suffering from the long-term effects of severe brain damage caused by head injury.
The Priory Highbank, Neuro-Rehabilitation Services specialises in acquired brain injury and neurological rehabilitation. The service offers excellent care, support and encouragement to help patients regain their maximum physical, emotional and social capabilities in an environment that offers individual care and positive outcomes.
For more information about Priory Group and its services click here
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Innovation in Forensic Mental Health conference
Priory is holding a conference entitled 'Innovation in Forensic mental health'. It is aimed at healthcare professionals and will showcase a number of expert speakers.
Secure mental health services are currently facing the prospect of huge change. The conference, being held at The Royal Society of Medicine in London on May 20, will cover a variety of forensic mental health topics and create an active forum for communication and collaboration regarding new approaches to care delivery from services across the UK.
The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) programme is all about ensuring that each pound spent is used to bring maximum benefit and quality of care to patients. In one session, guests will hear from Elizabeth Allen National Lead for the Medium Secure QIPP Programme on how the national forensic QIPP programme will influence care in local organisations.
Delegates will also be able to hear from specialist speakers including Dr Graham Durcan, Associate Director for the Criminal Justice Programme at Centre for Mental Health, Dr Quazi Haque Priory Group and Institute of Psychiatry, Anne Beales MBE, Director of Service User Involvement at Together, a mental health charity and service provider, Jeremy Kenney-Herbert, Clinical Director at the Reaside Clinic, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Dave Hearn, Security Team Leader for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) and Aideen O’Halloran, Clinical Director of Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Service (WEMSS) at West London Mental Health Trust.
The conference will be beneficial to all healthcare professionals with an interest in forensic mental health, consultant psychiatrists, social workers, forensic healthcare managers and related voluntary agencies. The conference carries 6 CPD points for those who attend.
http://www.priorygroup.com/Events--Seminars/Events/Quality-Improvement-in-Forensic-Mental-Health.aspx
Secure mental health services are currently facing the prospect of huge change. The conference, being held at The Royal Society of Medicine in London on May 20, will cover a variety of forensic mental health topics and create an active forum for communication and collaboration regarding new approaches to care delivery from services across the UK.
The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) programme is all about ensuring that each pound spent is used to bring maximum benefit and quality of care to patients. In one session, guests will hear from Elizabeth Allen National Lead for the Medium Secure QIPP Programme on how the national forensic QIPP programme will influence care in local organisations.
Delegates will also be able to hear from specialist speakers including Dr Graham Durcan, Associate Director for the Criminal Justice Programme at Centre for Mental Health, Dr Quazi Haque Priory Group and Institute of Psychiatry, Anne Beales MBE, Director of Service User Involvement at Together, a mental health charity and service provider, Jeremy Kenney-Herbert, Clinical Director at the Reaside Clinic, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Dave Hearn, Security Team Leader for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) and Aideen O’Halloran, Clinical Director of Women’s Enhanced Medium Secure Service (WEMSS) at West London Mental Health Trust.
The conference will be beneficial to all healthcare professionals with an interest in forensic mental health, consultant psychiatrists, social workers, forensic healthcare managers and related voluntary agencies. The conference carries 6 CPD points for those who attend.
http://www.priorygroup.com/Events--Seminars/Events/Quality-Improvement-in-Forensic-Mental-Health.aspx
Monday, 14 February 2011
Visit to Abbey Court in Bourne
I visited Abbey Court in Bourne this week. Peter and his team are doing a great job - the home is looking lovely and fresh and clean.
The team were really interacting with our residents really well and the residents I spoke to said that they really loved the home.
Well done Peter and all his team!
http://www.priorygroup.com/Personal-Site/Care-Homes-for-Older-People/Care-Homes-Overview.aspx
Sharon Butler, managing director Priory Care Homes
The team were really interacting with our residents really well and the residents I spoke to said that they really loved the home.
Well done Peter and all his team!
http://www.priorygroup.com/Personal-Site/Care-Homes-for-Older-People/Care-Homes-Overview.aspx
Sharon Butler, managing director Priory Care Homes
Priory care homes in Northern Ireland
I'd like to welcome Norma Munn, Tracey Henry and Eimer Hickey - our latest three new home managers in Northern Ireland.
Bohill Care Centre in Coleraine, Carlingford Lodge in Warrenpoint and Blair House in Newtonards are the next three homes to open in Northern Ireland a little later in the year.
After the festivities with Norman Whiteside at Cairnmartin and a great day with the local community at Bannview we need to keep up the standards of our official openings!
I was at Cairnmartin and it was great to see Lorraine, the social and leisure organiser with the P1 kids from Springmartin Primary School interact with our residents. Everyone really enjoyed themselves.
http://www.priorygroup.com/Personal-Site/Care-Homes-for-Older-People/Care-Homes-Overview.aspx
Sharon Butler, managing director Priory care homes
Bohill Care Centre in Coleraine, Carlingford Lodge in Warrenpoint and Blair House in Newtonards are the next three homes to open in Northern Ireland a little later in the year.
After the festivities with Norman Whiteside at Cairnmartin and a great day with the local community at Bannview we need to keep up the standards of our official openings!
I was at Cairnmartin and it was great to see Lorraine, the social and leisure organiser with the P1 kids from Springmartin Primary School interact with our residents. Everyone really enjoyed themselves.
http://www.priorygroup.com/Personal-Site/Care-Homes-for-Older-People/Care-Homes-Overview.aspx
Sharon Butler, managing director Priory care homes
Thursday, 13 January 2011
'Minds on Film' blog
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/mindsonfilmblog.aspx
Here's a link to a great blog written by Dr Joyce Almeida exploring the relevance of certain films to the field of mental health.
Dr Almeida is a consultant psychiatrist at The Priory Ticehurst House and The priory Grange Heathfield, both in East Sussex. The monthly blog 'Minds on Film' explores psychiatric conditions and mental health issues as portrayed in a selection of readily available films.
Here's a link to a great blog written by Dr Joyce Almeida exploring the relevance of certain films to the field of mental health.
Dr Almeida is a consultant psychiatrist at The Priory Ticehurst House and The priory Grange Heathfield, both in East Sussex. The monthly blog 'Minds on Film' explores psychiatric conditions and mental health issues as portrayed in a selection of readily available films.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Sharon Butler in Northern Ireland
Great day today - spent time with my team at Bannview and Cairnmartin, Northern Ireland
Homes are going well - met our new client at Cairnmartin, and assured family all will be well, Fiona and her team will make sure of this
Held heads of dept meeting at Cairnmartin - what a great bunch of people - thank you for your good ideas in taking the home forward - the 'bar' and 'chippy' are a great idea!
Sharon Butler
Homes are going well - met our new client at Cairnmartin, and assured family all will be well, Fiona and her team will make sure of this
Held heads of dept meeting at Cairnmartin - what a great bunch of people - thank you for your good ideas in taking the home forward - the 'bar' and 'chippy' are a great idea!
Sharon Butler
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