St Andrew's Healthcare

My son is in St Andrews as I write this. Audley Ward. What can I say. You have and are amazing. This is my sons 5th phyciatric hospital in 12 week of being sectioned. 200 miles from where we live. I phone at least twice a day to check how my boy is and staff pleasent and informative. Nothing has been to much trouble. As a mum of this beautiful man. I have been filled with dread and anxiety as to how he was being treated. He had had a mental breakdown. Voices etc but refuses to acknowledge this or take any meds. His named nurse Jackie has gone above and beyond patient. caring. understanding and more. Amazing team work and today for the first time in months and breathe because now my son is on meds and on the road to recovery. Audley Ward I realy can not thank you enough

I was a very tough cake before I came here and I’m sure the successful treatment here was made easier by my decision to behave better. The reason I recommend St Andrew’s Essex is that since I was treated there, I am out of hospital for four years, which for me is a long time. They let me study and gave leave to go enjoy town, later to go home to my family. They had a teacher in the facility, which is a great thing! I did my foundation in English and Maths. (Okay, previously I had A-level quality qualifications from another country, also A-levels in this country, but I needed this! It really helped improve my mental health.) They had a lovely psychologist who appreciated that I was an intelligent human being and gave me explanations at my level. Previously I had all sorts of excuses to the things I was doing, but through books he made me come back down to Earth. I spent a long time in St Andrew’s Essex, but it was definitely worth it!

After a year of my son being on an acute ward and several picus with not much understanding to what was going on with him he ended up here, the best place he could be, he was very hard to treat but the drs and staff never gave up on him they managed to get a full understanding and new meds and no rush to send him out the door, now he has moved on to a rehab that will support him further. These guys did an amazing job and have helped my son on a slow path to living again.

worst hospital ever.danbury ward is literally run by the patients instead of hospital staff. patients get STUCK in there for time and have to fend themselves from other patients from hell. pure evil. you get thrown here and thats the end of you. my brother made the worst choice ever being transferred here. totally heartbroken at the service.

Fantastic I've re thought it as an excellent service and helped me re locate to a flat. Seemingly got me back in on it ? sorted and will trotter 2.0 may even become a reality. Thank-you all so much!

i was here for about a month they drug u up to the max and u have to defend for yourself like the other guy said, the staff dont speak proper english and they wont help you if u get in bother, they was that intrested in the computer i dug a hole under the fence so i could escape but was released before it got deeper