Prospect Park Hospital
Prospect Park Hospital is our main site for people in Berkshire with mental health conditions.
We have inpatient wards, including a specialist dementia ward, and a specialist unit for people with learning disabilities.
Coming into Prospect Park Hospital as a patient
We're here to support you on your journey towards recovery.
Watch our welcome video on what to expect when you're admitted to us.
Watch our Welcome to Prospect Park Hospital (English) video on YouTube (new browser tab)
You can also watch the video in other languages
- Urdu
- Polish
- Nepalese
- Hindi
Watch the Welcome to Prospect Park Hospital (Urdish, Hindi, Nepalese, Polish) on YouTube (new browser tab)
Help us stop the spread of respiratory and other infections
Please do not visit us if you have had an infectious illness during the past two days e.g. diarrhoea, vomiting, rashes, a heavy cold, cough or COVID/ flu.
Read our poster on how to stop the spread of infections (pdf)
We have a number of wards at Prospect Park which offer different services.
- Our Bluebell, Daisy, Rose and Snowdrop wards for adults with mental health difficulties (visit the service page)
- Our Sorrel ward for adults with mental health difficulties who need psychiatric intensive care (visit the service page)
- Our Rowan ward for adults with dementia (visit the service page)
- Our Orchid ward for older adults with mental health difficulties who need to be assessed (visit the service page)
- Our Oakwood unit, for adults looking for physical rehabilitation support
Visiting
We encourage family and friends to visit their loved ones whilst they are in hospital. We are flexible about visiting and will do everything we can to help you visit at a time that is convenient to you and the patient. We don't have fixed visiting hours but we would generally ask that you to come in between 10am and 8pm. If this isn’t suitable, please talk to us so that we can make arrangements to avoid disturbing other patients.
Please bear in mind that while in hospital your family member or friend may be receiving specific treatment or have a personal care plan in place which they need to follow.
Very occasionally, a patient's wishes regarding visiting may not be the same as the person wishing to visit. In this case, we will always give priority to the patient in our care.
Read our Visitor Guidance page for more information
Mealtimes
Part of any patient’s recovery is the ability to receive good nutrition. Please talk to your loved one and/or ward staff team when arranging your visit so that you arrive at a time that allows them to enjoy their meal.
| Details | Times |
|---|---|
| Mealtimes |
12pm (Midday) to 1pm 5pm to 6pm |
Ward contact numbers
Call Beech (Rooms 1 to 12, 14) 0118 960 5936
Call Willow (Tooms 24 to 35) 0118 960 5753
Facilities available at Prospect Park Hospital include:
- Wheelchair and step-free access
- A private garden for patients to relax in
- Access to disabled toilets
- A translation service
- A braille translation service
- A signing service
- Internet access
- A café
- A Pharmacy - Visit our Pharmacy service webpage
- Our Healthcare Library - Visit our Library service webpage
We understand that being in hospital can make some patients feel unsettled.
Due to their mental health condition, some patients may feel uneasy and may be a risk to themselves or to other patients and staff.
We’re committed to working in the spirit of the Act, and to use methods to help keep patients calm and our staff safe while we provide care.
We can help support and treat you for severe and complex mental health difficulties, referring you onto other services where appropriate.
We also have a healthcare library which is open to all our staff, other local trusts and medical students.
Visit our Healthcare Library service page (opens new browser tab)