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Psychiatric liaison team
Our service is provided to Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust where the team provides a mental health liaison service for emergency departments and outlying ward areas at Dewsbury, Pontefract and Pinderfields hospitals. The team provides a psychiatric assessment to patients who arrive at accident and emergency …
Nostell ward (Wakefield)
Nostell ward provides inpatient care for people who are in crisis who cannot live safely in their home environment. The ward caters for people with a wide variety of problems, including diagnosed mental illnesses and people reacting to crises in their lives such as relationship …
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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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, …
Tissue viability service
The tissue viability service provides specialist advice, treatment and therapy in the management of patients with compromised skin condition and wounds requiring specialist advice. The service runs educational training packages to health care professionals and staff within care homes along with weekly specialist nurse-led clinics for chronic …