Care & Treatment

Safe and Secure Care, Treatment and Recovery

Providing care to a patient is based on individual needs which is of paramount importance. This determines an appropriate care and treatment plan for each patient as an individual. Progress against treatment plans is monitored continuously and reassessed to ensure patient progress and clinical effectiveness.

Each patient is cared for by a multi-disciplinary clinical team comprising highly skilled professional staff in the fields of psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, psychology, activity and recreation, social work and security. The different disciplines bring their clinical expertise, impartiality and objectivity to the functioning of the team.

A significant number of patients have one or more risk factors for cognitive impairment, secondary to long-standing severe schizophrenic illness, substance misuse (including alcohol) and acquired brain injury. Such impairment may impact on a patient’s understanding of, and compliance with, treatment.

Pharmacy supplies are provided to the State Hospital by NHS Lothian which includes medicines supply and a specialist on site Clinical Pharmacy Service.

The State Hospital’s multi-disciplinary Medicines Committee provides professional advice, clinical advice and leadership that supports safe, clinically effective, cost effective and patient centred medicines governance.

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