Mental Health

Within our mental health hospitals we provide treatment for young people and adults experiencing psychiatric, psychological and emotional problems, including the severely ill who require high dependency or intensive care and may be at risk of suicidal behaviour, serious self-harm, violence or running away. We accept patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

Due to the calibre, dedication and experience of our team, we have an excellent reputation in this highly specialist area. We take a multi-disciplinary approach, bringing together the wide-ranging expertise of psychiatrists, psychologists, specific therapists, educators, nurses and care staff and we offer a high staff to patient ratio.

Individually tailored treatment takes place in a positive and safe environment which nurtures hope and recovery and helps patients take control of their lives.

Our mental health services can be broadly divided into the following key service areas:

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Adult Mental Health including Forensic Mental Health

Our well-established child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are located within our hospitals in Maidenhead and Stafford with a new service now available at our existing hospital in Edinburgh. We provide assessment and care for young people with short-term mental distress or diagnosed mental illness. We accept patients detained under the mental health acts of England and Scotland.

To read more about our Child and Adolescent Mental Heath services, please click here

We offer assessment and treatment for adolescents and young adults with severe and life threatening eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related disorders at our hospitals in Edinburgh, Maidenhead and Stafford. We also provide a shorter-stay eating disorder service based at Huntercombe Hospital, Cotswold Spa in Broadway for patients requiring less intensive treatment to that provided in our other hospitals. Between our four hospitals we are able to offer treatment for eating disorders from the age of 11 upwards.

To read more about our Eating Disorders services, please click here

Our design-winning hospital in Roehampton cares for adults with complex mental health or neuropsychiatric conditions in a safe, calm and secure environment.

To read more about our Adult Mental Health including Forensic Mental Health services, please click here

Each year we issue separate surveys to both our patients/ clients and to our referrers asking them what they think of the service we provide. All information is fed back to our clients about what we do well, what we could do better and how we aim to improve the service we provide. All our surveys are anonymous.

Referrer comments 2010:

  • "Huntercombe Edinburgh- excellent management of very difficult cases, very good support post- discharge" (The Huntercombe Hospital – Edinburgh)
  • "Good quality of service from eating disorder unit in Maidenhead" (The Huntercombe Hospital-Maidenhead)

Client/ Parent comments 2010:

  • “We are so pleased with the treatment that X has got on Richmond Ward, we would not want to go anywhere else for her treatment. This is the way other mental health units need to learn to be.’ (The Huntercombe Hospital, Roehampton)
  • “We would just like to say a big thank you and how much we have appreciated the care and support you have given our son. We only hope all the hard work you have put in continues at home." (The Huntercombe Hospital, Stafford)
  • “I would like to say both myself and my husband were impressed with her treatment and first steps on we hope the road to recovery. Thank you to everyone who looked after my daughter while at Huntercombe” (Huntercombe Hospital, Maidenhead)
  • “Very many thanks indeed for all your support, expertise, patience and tolerance over the past few months. In particular we have been grateful for all your good advice.” (The Huntercombe Hospital, Stafford)








  • I am writing on behalf of myself and my family to express our sincere gratitude towards the management and staff of the Huntercombe Hospital Roehampton, in assisting my son to recover from the effects of Viral Encephalitis. Our special thanks, appreciation and gratitude goes to Dr Agron Ramadani, who in our opinion has played the most important and pivotal role to help x through his recovery.” (Huntercombe Hospital, Roehampton)
  • The staff were certainly warm and caring and helped (x) immensely with her flashbacks. Thanks. (Huntercombe Hospital, Maidenhead)
  • “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything, you have given me my life back” (Huntercombe Hospital, Edinburgh)
  • “I could not have made it without your care and support, thank you” (Huntercombe Hospital, Edinburgh)
  • “We are hugely grateful to Huntercombe and the staff for the support they have given us” (Huntercombe Hospital, Maidenhead)
  • “Overall the staff on the unit are excellent, I’m very pleased with them, it feels like they actually care and want to make my child better again” (Huntercombe Hospital, Stafford)

Click on a centre below to view its current Quality Rating.

Throughout the year we run events, conferences and seminars where we discuss the treatment of people with mental health issues or addictions. These events provide insight into the conditions, how care is provided, information on new treatments, support for friends and relatives and case studies, amongst other topics. Some events are accredited for professional learning.

The following lists all our upcoming events or conferences where we will discuss mental health issues or addictions:

The following list is all events we have previously held where mental health issues or addictions were covered. The pages for these events contain an overview of the event, programme, as well as downloads of any presentations and documentation.

  • No past events

The following lists various organisations and charities which offer advice, guidance and support to people with a mental health issues. Click a link to view more details for that organisation, as well as contact information.