Simmons House Adolescent Unit
Main Address
- Simmons House Adolescent Unit
53 Woodside Avenue
London
N10 3HU - 0203 316 1753 (Admin Office), 020 3316 1771 (Nursing Office)
- whh-tr.simmonshouse@nhs.net
Simmons House is temporarily closed at this time. If you were looking to refer a patient to the unit please click here to find alternative services.
Proposals for a new interim model of care for inpatient child and adolescent mental health services in North Central and North East London
The NHS has developed some proposals for how inpatient mental health care is provided for children and young people across North Central London.
The proposals include:
- commissioning three additional beds at The Beacon Centre in Barnet
- extending our outreach team to help children and young people avoid being admitted to hospital
- having more specialists to support those with learning disabilities and autism in our home treatment and outreach teams
The proposed arrangements would be for the short-to-medium-term – for approximately the next 18 months – while the NHS develops a long-term solution for how these important services are organised.
Get involved
For more information on the interim proposals, and to have your say, visit the North Central and East London Provider Collaborative website at: www.elft.nhs.uk/ncel
Simmons House Adolescent Unit is an in-patient psychiatric unit. The unit has places for a maximum of 12 young people. In individual single bedrooms.
The average length of treatment admissions is between 6 and 9 months, but can be up to a year. The length of stay at Simmons House depends on the young person's needs. Acute admissions tend to stay for up to six weeks
Adolescents and their families or carers receive an individually planned and structured treatment package combining as appropriate:
- Psychiatric assessment and medication
- Family therapy (which is often video taped)
- Individual therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Group work and education.
All young people have to have a place to live in the community during their time at Simmons House. The unit cannot be an adolescent’s home as adolescents should not have their home in hospital.
Client Groups
Simmons House Adolescent Unit is for young people between 13 and 17 years of age.
General Enquiries
0203 316 1753 (Admin Office), 020 3316 1771 (Nursing Office)
Useful resources
24 Hours / 7 days per week
Simmons House is temporarily closed. If you are looking to refer into inpatient unit you can click here to find alternative referral options.
Simmons House Adolescent Unit is for young people between 13 and 17 years of age.
Last updated18 Oct 2024