Ravenswood House is for people with serious mental illness and/or personality disorder who need to receive their care in a secure environment. Ravenswood House is comprised of three medium secure wards and two low secure wards.
Most of our patients have either committed a criminal offence, or have challenging behaviour. We admit patients from high secure hospitals, local psychiatric hospitals, prisons and the courts.
Ravenswood provides an innovative range of services focusing on recovery.
The teams on each of the following wards comprise of a multi disciplinary team made up of nurses, support workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and psychiatrist all of whom are based at Ravenswood House. Our team will work closely with patients throughout their stay and aim improve their quality of life through a safe and secure environment which is tailored to meet a patient’s individual needs. We do this through a range of treatments, therapies and services, which are provided by our multi-skilled teams.
We have five wards at Ravenswood – where you stay will depend on what stage of treatment you are in and your current health and wellbeing.
Malcolm Faulk Ward , Mary Graham Ward and Lyndhurst Ward are medium secure wards, while Meon Valley Ward and Ashurst Ward are low secure wards.
Some of our wards help people who are acutely unwell. We have intensive care areas for those needing specialist and intensive support. This type of care is primarily provided on Malcolm Faulk Ward for patients in medium security. Other wards, such as Mary Graham Ward and Lyndhurst Ward provide ongoing treatment and assessment.
Ashurst Ward and Meon Valley Ward are both low security ward. More acute care is primarily provided on Ashurst Ward and Meon Valley Ward focuses on rehabilitation; this ward is often used before you are discharged into the community or a different service.
Inside the unit we have a variety of facilities, including:
- Restaurant
- Patient shop
- Patient clothes shop
- Patient library
- Patient bank
- Coffee shop
- Dental surgery
- Large gymnasium with aerobic fitness machines
Ravenswood House is a secure unit and there are rules and procedures that visitors and staff need to follow.
Visits can be made between:
Monday – Friday: 3pm - 5pm and 6pm - 8pm
Saturday – Sunday: 9am - 8pm with the exception of meal times 12midday - 1pm and 5pm - 6pm
To ensure that all visitors leave the unit by 8pm, visitors will not be permitted into the unit after 7pm, unless in exceptional circumstances.
How to get here
If you do want to use an online map service or sat nav, use PO17 5ND, Mayles Lane.
If you're entering Mayles Lane via Wickham (M27 J10) you must continue for about a mile along the lane after your directions have finished. Ravenswood House is signposted on your left.
If you're entering Mayles Lane via Titchfield (M27 J9) Ravenswood House is signposted on your right before your route directions have finished.
Train - If you're travelling by train, the nearest station is ‘Station Approach, Fareham’ (4 miles away). There is a taxi rank and bus service available from the station (please see above) Further information on travel from the station can be found on the National Rail website
In order to keep our staff and service users safe, we have a list of prohibited items which cannot be brought into the Unit.
Neither staff or visitors are allowed to bring in any of these items into the unit:
- Phones
- Car keys
- Paperwork with personal information
- Laptops
- Memory sticks
A personal locker is available for staff and visitors to leave these above items in, if required.
Service users can receive items from relatives/carers/friends, however, the following are not allowed:
- Prescription/non prescription medication
- Legal herbal highs
- Alcohol (and any liquid containing alcohol)
- Super glue
- Knives, bladed articles or scissors
- Firearms and other weapons including replicas and home-made or manufactured items
- Passports
- Copied discs (CD’s, DVD’s)
- Recordable equipment
- Any equipment that allows the patient direct access to the internet (e.g., modems, personal computers, laptops and MP3 players with wireless adapters or wireless connectivity)
- Survival equipment which could be used to assist in an escape i.e., military surplus items,
- Military manuals, books or magazines
- Cameras
- Smoking Items including lighters and matches
- Aerosols
- Electric fires
- Weights or improvised weight lifting equipment
- Candles and incense sticks
This list is the basics that are not allowed on site however a full list will be provided with discussion with clinical staff.
You can only be admitted to Ravenswood House if you have been referred to our service.
We accept referrals from consultant psychiatrists in mental health services. We don’t accept referrals directly from primary care (such as your GP) - these referrals should be seen by a consultant psychiatrist first.
We also accept referrals from:
- Courts
- Probation Service
- Prison Service
- Solicitors
- Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) leads
- Social Services departments
Referrals to Southern Health Adult Forensic Services will need to be submitted through Cambio Patient Flow Manager. Please complete an Access Request Form and email this to the 'For Me Provider Collaborative' (formepc
If you'd like advice on making a referral, please call 023 82 310800.
Please click here for further guidance on making a referral to Adult Secure Services.
Medicolegal requests will need to be sent via email to hiowh.
Our Carer Liaison Team is here to support families and carers from the very start of a person’s admission.
We understand that this can be a worrying and emotional time, and that carers may feel uncertain or overwhelmed. Our role is to offer reassurance, clear Information, and a friendly, consistent point of contact during what can often feel like a difficult and unfamiliar process.
The team provides carers with a named contact who can explain what admission means, answer questions, and help carers understand the next steps in care. We support open and respectful communication with clinical teams where appropriate and offer guidance and signposting to further support. We also provide opportunities for carers to connect with others through quarterly carer forums and monthly carer coffee mornings, creating a safe space to share experiences, ask questions, and feel less alone.
Throughout admission, treatment, and transition, we work in partnership with families to ensure carers feel listened to, supported, and appropriately involved, while always respecting patient confidentiality, safety, and individual needs.
To contact Karrie or Steph from the Carer Liaison Team, please use the following details:
Email: hiowh.
Telephone: 02382 310928
Further information
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How to find us
Ravenswood House, Knowle, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 5NA
How to get here
If you do want to use an online map service or sat nav, use PO17 5ND, Mayles Lane.
If you're entering Mayles Lane via Wickham (M27 J10) you must continue for about a mile along the lane after your directions have finished. Ravenswood House is signposted on your left.
If you're entering Mayles Lane via Titchfield (M27 J9) Ravenswood House is signposted on your right before your route directions have finished.
Train - If you're travelling by train, the nearest station is ‘Station Approach, Fareham’ (4 miles away). There is a taxi rank and bus service available from the station (please see above) Further information on travel from the station can be found on the National Rail website
Parking
Parking on site is limited but free.