Callington Road Hospital - Bristol

Rachael Malone

I was on elizabeth casson house ward during my stay at callington road and my experience was awful. The staff barley interacted with me, when i was on 2-1 they just would watch me and talk between thereselves. I had no support when i was struggling. Most staff working on elizabeth casson were from other wards or agency, meaning they didnt know the way the ward works (so it was chaos) and you cant build up a theraputic relationship with staff as they were coming and going. I recieved no therapy. The dr was very unhelpful and rude about me. Id seriously avoid this hospital if you can!!!!!!!

Tori Jillings Trayford

Fantastic Hospital comprised of various buildings. Easy to find as it's opposite a large 24 hour Tesco Store.

JCommentsB

Was here for a good 3 months from December 31 - March 22.

Was a very nerve-wracking experience at first but the staff are too class and really compassionate.

I got constant weekly reviews and talks with nurses every day and the whole experience made me better in myself and made my have a change of heart of what I want to do in life.

The only recommendation I would have is less focus on meds and more focus on therapy.

Apart from that though, all staff were supportive and made me feel right at home. Lime- you were great.

Dom Clancy

In dire need of funding. Stayed as an inpatient. Nurse and doctors were solid and organized and responsive. But the HCAs were mostly disinterested and the amenities were as standard as they come, with unfortunately most lights being out, tvs not working for weeks on end, and terrible food. I pity patients in the winter given the terribly thin blankets and absence of any ventilation/heating to the rooms themselves.

On the other hand the OT staff and services were great. Super friendly, super proactive. But unfortunately severely limited in amount - like two hours twice a week or the gym just an hour a day. It was helpful to recovery to have access to their services, and felt most supported by them (as therapy and social work were totally non-existent). But while the facilities were clean, everything else is clearly being stretched.

mick burke

In the last year I have been having (mostly) phone consultations with Dr Adrian Hayes for psychodynamic psychotherapy and have found it invaluable. I was a recluse for 15 years but have recently been to 3 face - face meetings and started going out again generally.

Although sceptical at first, I have benefited enormously. Unfortunately there’s a 12 month limit on our contact and I worry about follow-on treatment and the risk of regression.

M.Burke

Rian

I have a joke for you. What do you get when you cross a psychiatric ward with no CCTV cameras installed and underpaid, overworked staff? Abuse of power and abused patients. Hope you enjoyed this joke of a mental health care system.

Harley ford

I'm currently an inpatient in one of the units here, I would give it five stats but it's just too well used a place, the staff try to work miracles with almost no support from the NHS, the patients are rightly cranky and frustrated and unfortunately they take it out on the staff making it almost impossible for the staff to do their jobs properly I give it 3 stars purely for the staff without them I feel the place should be shut down

Paweł Musiał

Despite confusing system, the staff are the top of the line.