Published on: 11th August 2022
Our new £5m psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Tameside has been named Walkerwood by patients and staff.
Opening soon, the unit will support men experiencing mental health distress.
Named after a local beauty spot, it aims to reflect the therapy-based recovery approach that’ll be offered to patients, including access to an on-site gym, therapy kitchen, garden, and activity space.
Once patients have moved into the new unit, the current Stockport PICU (Cobden Unit) will be refurbished for women needing psychiatric intensive care. It’s been named Woodbank after a nearby historical park and is expected to open in spring 2023.
Look out for a 360 virtual tour of the new unit in the coming weeks.