Archive for the “Older people (65+)” category
Enfield Down
Enfield Down is an inpatient rehabilitation unit for people with severe mental health problems, usually psychosis. It provides 24-hour nursing care, occupational therapy and medical care carried out by a consultant psychiatrist. Lunch is provided daily by an in-house catering team. Other meals are self-catering, …
Single Point of Access (SPA)- Calderdale and Kirklees
The Calderdale and Kirklees Single Point of Access team (SPA) ensures that all urgent and routine referrals for Trust mental health services from GPs, and other statutory and third sector referrals are processed and responded to in a timely way, following a triage process. Read …
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Intensive home based treatment team (Barnsley)
The intensive home based treatment team provide a service to adults from the age of 18 and above who are experiencing an acute mental crisis where there are significant risks to themselves/and or others. The service aims to provide intensive community support and facilitate earlier …
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Older people’s mental health team
The older people’s mental health team provides a specialist community mental health service to people who are struggling with mental health difficulties in later life. The team has community mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, support workers and medics. The team offers assessment of mental …
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The Exchange Recovery College
Barnsley Recovery College, also known as The Exchange, is a new service that offers educational courses and workshops to people accessing Trust mental health services and their families and carers. Courses focus on helping people to recover and give information to help people learn new ways of managing their health …
Physiotherapy in mental health
The physiotherapy in mental health service provides a physiotherapy and exercise service to any adult with mental health problems who is unable to access mainstream services independently. The multi-skilled team aims to promote wellbeing and independence. This is done by using physical and psychological approaches, …
Single Point of Access (SPA) Barnsley
The Single Point of Access team offers a comprehensive assessment for clients referred to mental health services provided by the Trust. The assessment can take place on NHS premises or in the home and clients will be seen by one or two staff members one …
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Dietetics
The dietetic service provides specialised dietetic advice for people with a mental illness and, or learning disability, to enable them to have an adequate nutritional intake so that they are able to live life to the full. The service aims to: Provide evidenced-based, specialist therapeutic …