Archive for the “Consultants” category
Paediatric audiology
The paediatric audiology department provides specialist assessment and management of babies and children aged 0-18 with hearing problems, with close links to others professionals who have contact with these children. Hearing assessments are performed by qualified audiologists in a state of the art paediatric audiological …
Live Well Wakefield
Live Well Wakefield is a referral based social prescribing and supported self-management service, providing support to adults (18+) who either live in the Wakefield District, or are registered with a Wakefield GP. The team understand that there are many things that can impact on our …
Insight team (early interventions in psychosis)
Kirklees Insight (early intervention in psychosis) supports the early identification of psychosis in young people aged 14 – 35. The team provides psychosocial interventions (treating and preventing a condition using educational and behavioural approaches) to improve the long-term outcomes for people experiencing psychosis. The team …
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Intensive home based treatment team (Calderdale)
The two main roles of the intensive home based treatment team are to assess people experiencing a mental health crisis who may need to be referred to an inpatient unit and to care for people in their own homes as an alternative to admission to …
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Expert Patients Programme and other self-management courses
Nobody knows you better than you know yourself. So, doesn’t it make sense that the same will be true when it comes to managing your health condition? Our self-management course – the Wakefield Expert Patients Programme (EPP) – compliments existing care you get from the …
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Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in Wakefield
CAMHS stands for child and adolescent mental health services. We are the NHS service that offers support and treatment for children and young people, aged up to 18 years old, who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. We also support parents, carers …
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Barnsley Specialist community falls service
The specialist community falls service provides high quality falls assessments, interventions and advice to people living in their own homes or care homes. Assessments are timely and comprehensive and are delivered at a location most suited to the patient – for example in their own …
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Memory service (Barnsley)
Please note: Our service is not linked to the Summer Lane car park COVID-19 testing site. The postcode for the Summer Lane COVID-19 testing site is S73 0DD. You need to book an appointment to get a PCR coronavirus test on GOV.UK before visiting a testing site. Barnsley …
Liaison and diversion service
Liaison and diversion services are based in the police stations in Doncaster, Barnsley and Shepcote Lane in Sheffield. They provide people with assistance in police cells, courts or in the community. Staff in our service can help vulnerable adults and young people from when they …
Early intervention team
The early intervention team is a specialist community service that provides high-quality care for individuals aged 14-35 experiencing their first episode of psychosis. The team works towards helping people to recover and provides a range of care strategies which focus on social inclusion and promoting independence. Individuals …