Archive for the “Long-term conditions” category
Adult diagnostic assessments for dyslexia
Dyslexia is a common condition believed to affect up to 1 in 10 people in the UK to some degree. This service is proud to provide a full multidisciplinary input to its service users with a team that consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, speech …
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Health integration team, Urban House (Wakefield)
Urban House is an initial accommodation centre which houses asylum seekers who stay in the residence for an average of 19 days before being dispersed to their housing in the community. We are a nurse led service and our main aim is to identify any …
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Macmillan information and support centre (Wakefield)
We provide cancer support and information for patients, carers, families and the general public. We also give welfare rights advice and signpost service users to local resources within the community.
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Neighbourhood nursing service
The neighbourhood nursing service is essential in preventing unnecessary admission to hospital. Community matrons provide case management for individuals within community settings who have complex long-term conditions requiring support from both health and social care services. Community matrons are responsible for providing service users with …
Community musculoskeletal service
The community musculoskeletal service (MSK) aims to provide a specialist triage and assessment service for MSK referrals in Barnsley. The service aims to provide the best options for care, ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional, at the appropriate time and in …
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Intermediate care service
The intermediate care service is provided to patients after leaving hospital or when they are at risk of being admitted to hospital. The service is a ‘bridge’ between hospital and independent living and aims to stabilise and improve levels of independence and wellbeing to a …
Expert Patients Programme and other self-management courses
Nobody knows you better than you know yourself. So, doesn’t it make sense that the same will be true when it comes to managing your health condition? Our self-management course – the Wakefield Expert Patients Programme (EPP) – compliments existing care you get from the …
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Community supportive care at home service
The community supportive care at home team are part of the specialist community palliative care service within the Trust. The service provides practical, emotional and physical support to patients and carers who are in receipt of or meet continuing health care FastTrack funding criteria. FastTrack …
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Parkinson’s service
The Parkinson’s nurse service provides care to patients, carers and families in Barnsley, enabling those patients who are newly diagnosed and throughout their illness to benefit from being managed in an environment suited to their individual needs. The service provides individualised care, empowering people to …
Continence and urology service
The service provides both adult and specialist paediatric service provision. Adult continence and urology service provision: 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 …
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