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Aims of the service

The Care Home Liaison Team specialises in meeting the needs of older adults with mental illness and dementia. This dedicated team provides innovative, whole person intervention and treatment through a multi-disciplinary approach. Collaborating with other agencies and professionals within the community, we provide rapid, proactive and responsive input for care homes that includes support, intervention and education.

Who do we see?

The team accepts referrals for people who live in residential care and nursing homes in Halton. We also carry out proactive visits.

What we do

Respond rapidly to urgent and routine referrals to carry out mental health assessments to promote early intervention and treatment.

Advise on the appropriate intervention and management that wherever possible enables the care or nursing home staff to continue to support and care for the individual.

Offer support and advice on issues relating to the management of symptoms and behaviours associated with mental illness,including dementia.

Liaise and collaborate with other agencies and professionals including: general practitioners, district nurses, community matrons and social workers to promote proactive patient centred care.

Review medication.

Training offered.

Care Home Liaison

Within the Care Home Liaison service thereare two senior nurse practitioners with access to the following professionals:

  • Consultant old age psychiatrist
  • Occupational therapists
  • Specialist mental health pharmacist
  • Team manager

Meet the team mental health nurses 

  • Kate Dutto
  • Dawn Hampson

Service hours

We can be contacted between 9.00am and5.00pm Monday to Friday. We operate flexibly between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00pm. The service is not operational on bank holidays or weekends. We are here to support you in a range of ways including:

  • Referral
  • Advice and Support
  • Training

Tel: 01928 753 162

Care Home Liaison Halton

Brooker Centre
Hospital Way
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 2DA

Tel: 01928 753 162.

Our patients matter

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust listens and responds to patients and their carers to help improve the services we deliver.

If you have any comments,compliments or concerns you can speak with a member of staff or contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and Complaints Team.

Telephone: 0151 471 2377
Freephone: 0800 328 2941
Email: palsandcomplaints@merseycare.nhs.uk

 

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot L34 1PJ

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