Archive for the “Patients(self-referral)” category
Ward 18 Priestley unit (Kirklees)
Ward 18 is a 23 bedded, mixed sex ward for the assessment and treatment of working age adults predominantly from the South Kirklees and Calderdale areas, though regularly accepts admissions from the whole South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust catchment area. The ward …
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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 …
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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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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Disabled children’s team
The disabled children’s team is run in partnership with Calderdale Council’s Children and Young People’s service. The team is made up of learning disability nurses, social workers and occupational therapists who provide support, advice and services to children with a disability up to the age …
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, …