Services

The Triage Ward (Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital) is an assessment ward based at the Ladywell Unit in University Hospital Lewisham.

We provide assessment and care for people, aged 18-65, who have an acute psychiatric illness requiring 24 hour hospital care. Acute illnesses start quickly and have distressing symptoms. We assess people and either transfer them to adult inpatient acute wards or refer them to their community services. We provide care for people who live in the London Borough of Lewisham.

The service provides specialist assessment, investigations, diagnosis and treatment initiation for adults with a visual perceptual disorder (for example, visual hallucination, visual illusion, visual snow, visual perceptual deficit). The visual perceptual disorder may be occurring in a previously diagnosed eye, neurological or psychiatric condition, or the cause of the disorder may be unknown at the time of referral.

The service offers a detailed assessment of the symptom, advice on treatment and if required, up to two follow-up visits to assess treatment response.

We support people, aged 18-65, who are in contact with mental health services, to become more included in their community. We provide paid and voluntary work for people who live in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Find more information on the multiple services in the tabs below.