The experience of people admitted to psychiatric wards at Prospect Park Hospital

Key findings

• 81% of people told us they felt hospital staff treated them with dignity and respect
• 80% said they had not been given a date for their discharge from hospital
• 75% said they took part in activities at the hospital but wanted more at weekends
• 69% had been told of their right to have an independent mental health advocate
• People's main suggestion for improvement was more staff: "More often than not the staff-to patient ratio is lower than it should be and it can get chaotic on the ward. I sometimes find it stressful watching the staff struggling to cope... and don’t like asking for help and adding to their workload.”