Archive for the “Non-clinical support staff” category
Housing support scheme
The housing support scheme is a service which offers housing advice for service users with complex mental health needs and their professionals and family. We can offer different levels of support from assisting the service user with advice to maintain a secure tenancy to supporting …
Union housing scheme
The Union housing scheme provides long-term accommodation with varied support options (e.g. activities of daily living, support with finances, assistance with medication) that are tailored to the individual needs of people recovering from mental health problems. This has meant ‘homes for life’ for some individuals, …
Single Point of Access (SPA) Wakefield
The Single Point of Access (SPA) team in Wakefield acts a streamlined point of contact for all secondary mental health referrals in the area. Acting as the sole point of contact for referrers the team are able to signpost service users accurately to the correct …
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Forensic child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
The forensic CAMHS team works closely with CAMHS and other agencies to provide specialist consultation, assessment and intervention for forensic concerns or complex presentations in children and young people. Referrals to the team are generally prompted by concerns about potential risks that may include problems …
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Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) (Barnsley)
CAMHS stands for child and adolescent mental health services. We are the NHS service that offers support and treatment for children and young people, aged up to 18 years old, who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. We also support parents, carers …
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Dietetics – Barnsley community nutrition and dietetic service
The community nutrition and dietetic department can assist service users requiring nutrition support as well as those with a range of conditions such as IBS, coeliac disease and other gastrointestinal disorders. The department also provides specialist services for diabetes, home enteral feeding, mental health and …
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Children’s disability team
The children’s community learning disability nursing team is based within the disabled children’s team which is provided by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. We work together throughout the Barnsley borough supporting children aged 0-17 years old with a learning disability and, or autistic spectrum conditions (ASC). …
Continence and urology service
The continence and urology service provides specialist bladder and bowel assessment, treatment and management for service users with an identified incontinence problem. We offer specialist assessment in a clinical setting or in the individual’s own home for patients deemed housebound. Assessments can include bladder scans …
Cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation service
The cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation service delivers specialist assessment, planning and care to encourage and support patients through a 6 – 8 week programme of exercise and education, helping them to achieve and maintain optimal physical and psychological health. We offer group based exercise sessions or individual …
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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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