The Echo reports that a new adolescent unit has just opened at Rochford hospital.
FORMER Kursaal Flyers? drummer Will Birch officially opened the Poplar Adolescent Unit at Rochford Hospital.
Run by South Essex Partnership Trust, staff at the unit include child and adolescent psychiatrists and other child and adolescent clinicians.
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Mr Birch, who is also an author, songwriter and record producer, cut a ribbon to mark the occasion before a plaque was unveiled and guests toured the unit. He said: ?Having been closely associated with the life of Ian Dury, who faced many challenges, it gives me great pride that a unit like this is available for local kids.
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?I know, having seen the facilities here first hand, the unit will provide the expertise these young people need to help them through their adolescent years with the support they deserve.?
The full article is here, and this is good news. You can download information about the unit here. It features :
? a variety of therapies
? ample free parking
? accessible by road, rail and airport
?16 bedded unit (including two bedrooms for disabled young people)
? Crisis bed
? each bedroom with en-suite and study facilities
? gender separate wings
? enclosed garden for exclusive use
? Activity for Daily Living facility (ADL)
? supervised access to gymnasium, craft rooms and gardens in Main Hospital
? ample space
? wide range of amenities
? construction of patient safety features
? environmentally friendly features and artwork
And if you don’t know who the “Kursaal Flyers’ were, here’s a video of them on Top of The Pops. Their biggest hit (well, maybe their only hit ) is kinda hard to forget….