Archive for the “Other NHS services” category
Rapid access service
The rapid access service team acts as a single point of access for all referrals to older peoples services 365 days a year. We provide an initial assessment for all service users presenting with mental health needs and signpost them to the most appropriate care. …
Community mental health team (CMHT) (West) older peoples service
The community mental health team for older people provide assessment, treatment and interventions tailored to the needs of the individuals visiting the service. We work closely with Wakefield Council and the team is a mixture of Trust and council employees who are all highly skilled …
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Macmillan community specialist palliative care
The Macmillan community specialist palliative care team support people with advanced progressive illness and their families. Referrals to the team can be made from the point of diagnosis to last hours/days of life. The specialist team includes: clinical nurse specialists palliative medicine consultants physiotherapist occupational …
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Mental health liaison team
The mental health liaison team provides diagnosis, support and information to people who are in a general hospital (in accident and emergency or as an inpatient) and experiencing problems with their mental health. The team is based at two sites – Calderdale Royal Hospital and …
Admiral nurses
Dementia UK, who founded and developed the Admiral Nursing model, works in partnership with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Greater Huddersfield CCG and NHS North Kirklees CCG to help to govern, monitor, and support the Admiral Nurse service. Admiral Nurses are registered …
Paediatric epilepsy nursing service
The paediatric epilepsy nursing service provides specialist support to children who have a diagnosis of epilepsy or who are suspected to have epilepsy, and their families, in the Barnsley area. We are a community based service and provide support in a variety of settings including …
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Integrated Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team (Barnsley)
The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Kendray Hospital provides a borough-wide community rehabilitation service, which enables people who have had a stroke to access a service which specialises in stroke and rehabilitation. The Stroke Service consists of 3 main elements: 12 inpatient rehabilitation beds based at Kendray Hospital …
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Community therapies team (South Kirklees)
The South Kirklees community therapies team provides assessment and treatment to people who do not have a diagnosis of psychotic illness but have or are likely to have mental health conditions where there is a significant degree of complexity and disability. Typically this includes people …
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Enhanced pathway 2 (South Kirklees)
The South Kirklees enhanced pathway 2 service is for working-age adults who have or are likely to have, a psychotic illness with a significant degree of complexity and disability. The team provide an assessment service, and when needed will put together a package of care …
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Bretton Centre- low secure forensic service (Fieldhead)
The Bretton Centre is a low secure inpatient service which provides care for 38 men in 3 wards, based at Fieldhead in Wakefield. The wards are supported by a therapy centre and community teams. This provides the low secure part of the secure pathway. The Bretton …
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