Patient Facility and services
Inpatient Department
Patients are admitted to the Inpatient unit with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, depression, substance induced mood disorder, personality disorders and drug addiction.
Family Intervention Program
Medication Management
Drug Addiction Treatment
Child Psychiatry
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Individual, Marital, Family And Group Psychotherapy
Psycho-Education Programs
Safe Handling Of The Difficult Patients ( Aggressive, Homicidal Or Suicidal )
Rehabilitation And Vocational Services
Occupational Therapy Programs
Specialized And Fully Equipped Pharmacy
Healthy diet and Exercise programs and Full-fledged lab for diagnosis and follow up
Promotive, Preventive and Rehabilitative Services
Family intervention program during the patient stay to refine the diagnosis and follow up with the treatment program and to prevent relapse of 2 successive years after discharge
Empowering The Family To Take Active Role Before And After Discharge.
Pharmacy Specialized In Psychiatry To Support The Management Of The Patient
Electroconvulsive Therapy Provided By The Most Advanced Equipment Under Supervision Of The Consultant Psychiatrist And Anesthesiologist
Home Treatment Program(Clinical Team Is Assigned To Maintain The Patient’s Treatment, Recovery And Prevention Of Relapse By Man To Man Supervision Or Half-Way House Program)
Medication And Behavioral Therapy
Individual, Couple, Family And Group Psychotherapy
Preventive Psychotherapy Program For Couples And Families
outpatient Department
Below are the different objectives and tasks that are allocated under the direct responsibility of the outpatient departments:
Assessment And Preparation Of Patients For Psychiatric And Addiction Consultations, Treatments & Services.
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Assessment Includes Evaluation Of Health Status, Identification Of Opportunities To Enhance Health Status With The Aim Of Improving Patient Outcome, Discussion Of A Care Plan, Patient Education, And Encouragement Of Family Involvement In Care, If Required.
Relief And Prevention Of Pain During Minor Procedures.
Monitoring And Maintenance Of Normal Physiology During Minor Procedure Period.
Management Of Daily Department Operations To Improve Efficiency, Control Costs, Enhance Institutional Performance And Improve Quality Of Care.
Supervision, Teaching And Evaluation Of Performance Of Both Medical And Non-Medical Staff Involved In The Care And Overall Experience Of The Hospital.
Home Visit Program Undertaken By Specialized Hospital Trained Professional And Culturally Sensitive Team Round The Clock For Management Of Difficult Cases And Ensuring Patient’s Compliance Towards Medication By Advising Long Acting Injectable.
Online Consultation And Sessions
Pharmacy
The hospital provides a pharmaceutical service that confirms with ethical and professional standards, legal requirements and Pharmacy standards in conjunction with any Pharmacy Policies.
To assure a high quality of professional practice by providing an adequate supply of safe, effective and good quality drugs consistent with the needs of both Inpatient and Outpatient Department.
Laboratory
Perform All Services So That Outcomes Meet Or Exceed Established Goals For Patient Satisfaction As Per Laboratory Quality Standards In Conjunction With Any Laboratory Policies
Follow High Quality, Effective And Efficient Work Practices To Create An Environment Reducing Costs And Which Provides The Highest Outcomes For Patients.
SPH Laboratory Employs Medical Technologists To Perform Analytical And Diagnostic Procedures In The Areas Of Hematology, Chemistry, Electrolytes And Point Of Care With All Tests Reviewed And Confirmed By The Pathologist
ECT
ECT is most frequently used to treat severe depressive illness and severe mania,Although its use is not limited to these conditions. The selection of ECT may be affected by:
Patient choice
Previous Experience Of Ineffective/Intolerable Medical Treatment
Previous Recovery With ECT
Suitability Of Alternative Treatment Options.
The ECT procedure is a safe, effective treatment used to treat service users with specific types of serious mental illness as described above. ECT is considered a serious medical treatment, for which appropriate consent to treatment issues must be adhered to, as described above.
Duties
Attending Doctor
ECT is administered by the ECT Lead Consultant Psychiatrist or by the Specialist working at the hospital. Appropriate training and supervision is provided for psychiatric doctors involved in the administration of ECT
The attending Doctors ensure that treatment rotes are made SAS Doctor ECT Rota aims to facilitate continuity of treatment. The Lead Consultant will also advise nursing staff on the suitability of referrals to the service.
Anesthetic Consultant
A named Lead Consultant Anesthetist is responsible for the administration of anesthesia for ECT. The Anesthetist assesses patients for anesthetic risk and will discuss in detail those clients who need further assessment or investigation with referring teams.
Nursing Staff
During treatment, there is a qualified nurse present in the treatment room and one in the recovery room. The qualified nurse should be known to the patient, be aware of the patient’s legal and consent status and have an understanding of the ECT process.
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