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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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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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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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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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Beechdale ward (Calderdale)
Beechdale ward is a mixed-sex inpatient unit for older people with mental health conditions. It is a ward on The Dales at Calderdale Royal Hospital. The ward has 16 single rooms and four day areas for shorter-term treatment. The unit also provides an occupational therapy …
Elmdale ward (Calderdale)
Elmdale ward is a female single gender inpatient unit for working-age adults with mental health conditions. It is a ward on The Dales at Calderdale Royal Hospital. The ward also has a specialist bed for children aged 16 years and over. The ward has 24 …
Ashdale ward (Calderdale)
Ashdale ward is a male single gender inpatient unit for working-age adults with mental health conditions. It is a ward on The Dales at Calderdale Royal Hospital. The ward also has a specialist bed for children aged 16 years and over. The ward has 24 single …
Walton ward psychiatric intensive care unit (Wakefield)
Walton ward is a 14 bed mixed gender psychiatric intensive care unit. We are a Trustwide service and accept referrals from all of the Trust’s inpatient mental health wards and direct admissions from the some of the Trust’s community based teams. Our service users are …
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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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