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Paediatric therapy service
The paediatric therapy service aims to enable the child to maximise their potential, in all aspects of daily life. The service works in close partnership with families, carers, schools, nurseries, and other professionals. Paediatric therapists see children in clinics, children’s centres, nurseries, schools and in …
Electroconvulsive therapy
The service provides electroconvulsive therapy to people suffering from severe mental health conditions such as depression which has not responded well to other treatment. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of stimulating the brain with a safe dose of electricity. The electricity produces a controlled seizure, which is …
Community mental health team (CMHT) older people’s service (South Kirklees)
South Kirklees community mental health team (CMHT) provides assessment, support and care for people aged over 65 with dementia and/or mental health conditions. The team aims to provide mental health services which put the individual first and recognise the needs of the diverse population of …
Care home liaison team
The care home liaison team provides assessment and intervention for older people (65+) with mental health needs who live in a care home. The team also helps care home staff to provide the appropriate care for older people with mental health needs by offering specialist …
Newhaven low secure learning disability service (Wakefield)
Newhaven is a low secure service providing 16 beds for males with a learning disability based at Fieldhead in Wakefield. In addition to inpatient beds, the service provides an outreach service which supports people to integrate back into the community. Newhaven provides high quality assessment …
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Barnsley Integrated community equipment service
Barnsley integrated community equipment service offers a range of loan equipment to support the care needs and promote the independence of service users living in Barnsley. We have a range of equipment for both adults and children to support service users and their carers with items …
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Ward 19 Priestley unit (Kirklees)
Ward 19 is an inpatient ward on Priestley unit at Dewsbury and District Hospital for the assessment and treatment of any form of mental health condition for service users usually over the age of 65 years. The ward is split into male and female areas …
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Children’s speech and language therapy service
The children’s speech and language therapy service provide support to children and young people aged 0-18 years with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties (dysphagia) who live in Barnsley or who are registered with a Barnsley GP and who meet our referral criteria. We offer: Telehealth and …
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Insight team (early interventions in psychosis) for North Kirklees
The Kirklees early intervention in psychosis team supports the early identification of psychosis in people aged 14 to 65. The team offers support for those experiencing a first episode psychosis in ages 14 to 65 and those who may be at risk of psychosis in …
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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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