Archive for the “Consultants” category
Ward 18 Priestley unit (Kirklees)
Ward 18 is a mixed-sex inpatient ward for working age adults on Priestley unit at Dewsbury and District Hospital. It provides 24 hour support to people experiencing mental health conditions. The ward aims to provide a relaxing environment for people experiencing a serious mental health …
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Treatment team
The North Kirklees treatment team provides treatment clinics for patients taking the drugs clozapine, lithium, and long-acting antipsychotics. The clozapine clinic operates on Mondays. Patients have a sample of blood taken which is then tested to see if they are able to continue with their …
Marie Curie supportive care at home service
The Marie Curie supportive care at home service provides practical, emotional and physical support to patients and their carers when suffering from a life-limiting illness. Patients may be in hospital/hospice and express a wish to go home or when at home may require additional care …
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Heart failure specialist nurse service
Heart failure simply means that the heart is not pumping as well as it should to meet the body’s needs, due to a weakened heart muscle. It does not mean that the heart has stopped or that you have had a heart attack. On referral …
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Adult epilepsy nursing service
Barnsley adult epilepsy nursing service provides specialist care for people who have a diagnosis of epilepsy, their carers and their families. The aim of the service is to help people to gain effective seizure control without medication side effects. The service provides individualised care to …
Community therapies team (North Kirklees)
The North Kirklees community therapy team accepts referrals for assessment, interventions and case management from both Trust services and other organisations. The service is for people who do not have a diagnosis of psychotic illness, but have (or are likely to have) mental health conditions …
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Community mental health team (CMHT) (Lower Valley)
Lower Valley community mental health team provides assessment, support and care for people with complex mental health needs. These include moderate to severe depression, moderate to severe anxiety, and mood disorders including bipolar disorder, psychotic illnesses and personality disorders. Psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, …
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Community mental health team older people’s service (East and West) (Calderdale)
The community mental health teams for older people (East and West) provide assessment, treatment, care planning and interventions for service users, who are primarily over the age of 65 and have a range of mental health problems. The aim is to support the individual, and …
Intensive home based treatment team (Wakefield)
The intensive home based treatment team provides assessment and treatment to people aged 18 to 65 who are experiencing the onset of, or relapse of severe mental distress. Their condition involves a breakdown in normal coping mechanisms or a change in personal circumstances which necessitates …
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Melton Suite psychiatric intensive care unit (Barnsley)
Melton Suite is a psychiatric intensive care unit which provides intensive nursing care for both male and female patients. The 6 bedded unit supports patients who are detained under the mental health act and are in a disturbed phase of their mental disorder. Before any patient …
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