NAPICU – National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units

national association of psychiatric intensive care units

The National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care and Low Secure Unit is a not for profit multi-disciplinary organisation committed to developing and promoting the specialty of psychiatric intensive care.

We are dedicated to improving service user experience and outcome, and to promoting staff support and development within Psychiatric Intensive Care Units.

We are committed to our members and to working with our members to develop and promote the speciality of psychiatric intensive care, acute and low secure services.

We are dedicated to improving patient experience and outcome, and to promoting staff support and development.

Publications

PICU and EUPD: how well are we doing?

September 1, 2024

Volume 20, Number 2, September 2024 Editorial by Roland Dix

PICU: What’s New?

April 1, 2024

Volume 20, Number 1 – April 2024 Editorial by Roland Dix

OT Network – Video on Research Ideas

September 30, 2021

OT Network-Conference Celebration

September 29, 2021

Prison Guidance

March 9, 2023

The Referral and Admission of Prisoners to General Adult Psychiatric Intensive Care

Practice issues and guidance on delivering and managing occupational therapy and activity-based intervention in PICUs in the context of Covid-19

September 5, 2020

This document has been developed as an outcome of occupational therapists sharing

National Survey of Psychiatric Intensive Care, Low Secure & Locked Rehabilitation Services – NHS Unit Characteristics

May 4, 2020

(click to view table) Table 1- Respondents, bed configurations & dedicated

Acute Disturbance COVID-19

March 25, 2020

NAPICU COVID-19 GUIDANCE Much has been learned since the first publication of

Executive Committee

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NAPICU Administration Office
238 Main Street
Rutherglen, Glasgow
G73 2HP