Purchasers / Commissioners
Why choose The Retreat?
A cost effective service - The Retreat is a specialist mental health provider, working with the NHS to provide care for people with complex and challenging needs. As a not-for-profit organisation we continually reinvest in our services, and offer value for money for purchasers. Ninety per cent of our patients are funded by the NHS, with over 45 PCTs regularly referring people to us.
This high level of NHS patient placement is testimony to our excellent recovery rates and our reputation for high quality care with over 200 years of experience.
Expert care - We offer 24-hour consultant cover by our own full-time psychiatrists. Each unit has its own experienced multidisciplinary team specialising in a variety of therapies.
Excellent recovery rates - Annual reports on outcomes are produced by each service providing evidence on the qulaity of care and levels of recovery.
If you would like to visit The Retreat to see and feel for yourself our open, light, spacious and calming environment which enables recovery and independence please contact marketing@theretreatyork.org.uk
To make a referral
We require a letter of referral or completion of our Patient Referral Form from a healthcare professional such as a GP or Consultant Psychiatrist. These can be sent or faxed to Wendy Cochrane or Debbie Swift together with additional information such as Psychiatric Reports, Social Care Reports and Structured Risk Assessments. We also require information on who is responsible for funding.
Once a referral is received, we will acknowledge the referral by the end of the next working day.
The referral will be forwarded to the appropriate service and discussed with the team.
An assessment will be carried out and the patient will be invited to visit the unit.
Upon clinical acceptance and written confirmation of funding a place will be offered.
Preferred Provider Service Agreements
We welcome the opportunity to talk with NHS and local government agencies who would to like commit to using The Retreat as their preferred provider about negotiating special terms. Please contact marketing@theretreatyork.org.uk
