Priory Hospital Burgess Hill provides critical/psychiatric acute care for males with complex mental illnesses.
The hospital is split across two units:
- Elizabeth Anderson – male psychiatric Intensive care
- Edith Cavell – acute male-only service
Our aim is to help patients to live a happier, more independent life.
Focus on Safety
Our absolute priority is to make sure we operate safe and effective services 24/7 and that all staff understand what is required of them to make that happen. Click here to read more.
Our approach
Our expertise enables us to support patients with a high level of risk and challenging behaviours including individuals with high risks of self-harming behaviour and people who may require a period of stabilisation achieved through high dependency care or acute care, depending on their diagnosis.
Our clinical programmes focus on:
- Working collaboratively with the discharge teams to ensure a smooth transition to further support, back into existing community services, or to an individual’s home were possible.
- Restore our patients’ quality of life by providing the therapeutic techniques and coping strategies that are most appropriate.
- Building skills to increase independence to promote people stepping down to care in the least restrictive setting, appropriate to their health
- Substance misuse and addictions treatment support
Therapeutic techniques and coping strategies may include but are not limited to:
- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Trauma treatment
- Family therapy and support
- Physical healthcare programme and education
- Creative activity as therapy
- Compassion focused therapy (CFT)
- Mindfulness
- Coping skills group
- Offence related therapy (arson, sexualised behaviour)
- Relapse prevention
- Problem solving
- Art psychotherapy
Enquiries and Referrals
For further information on Priory services offered to the NHS, or to make a referral, please call our dedicated 24/7 customer service centre on 0800 090 1356. Alternatively, click here to submit an enquiry form

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