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Who are we?
The team comprises of the following practitioners and services:
Community psychiatric nurses, who visit clients at home to carry out a nursing assessment and offer symptom management, medication supervision, psychological support and health education.
Community occupational therapists, who help people to be as independent as possible in all aspects of daily life. They may work with you in your home or in the community, using activity, group work or individual therapy depending upon your physical or psychological needs.
Assistant practitioner/support staff, who work alongside the qualified practitioners helping to deliver the best quality of care to you as identified in your care plan.
What do we provide?
The team provides assessment, treatment and support for older people experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. Support is also available for carers.
Most people who are referred may be experiencing mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression or memory problems. On most occasions the GP will have already identified these problems with you and also the benefits you may gain from the team’s input.
The team work together in assessing your needs, drawing up agreed plans of care, carrying out specific treatments and regularly reviewing the effectiveness of the treatment plan.
This process is called ‘The Care Programme Approach’, which will be explained to you on assessment.
Information may need to be shared with others involved in your care, such as your GP or other care establishment. This depends on the nature of your care. Further information regarding this can be found in the trust’s protecting your data leaflet.
How do we do it?
A member of the team will arrange to visit you at your home to talk about your needs and explore the kind of help that may be useful to you. This person will be your Care Coordinator. Your Care Coordinator will liaise with your Consultant Psychiatrist and may refer you to other departments within the LLAMS Community Mental Health Service, such as a Community Psychiatrist Nurse, occupational therapy or social services, if this is identified as being appropriate to meet your needs.
We will inform your GP of the assessment outcome and your progress at regular intervals, but we will discuss with you what is being said.
After your first appointment, a plan will be agreed on how best to meet your needs.
Crisis and emergency management
Once you have been assessed by your Care Coordinator, they will devise a care plan with you to meet your needs which the assessment will have identified. As part of the care plan, which you will be asked to sign to show that you agree with the contents, there will be actions to take if you are ever in a crisis.
Emergency contact numbers are also provided. These are for the Home Treatment Team and the Social Services Emergency Duty Team - both of the services can be contacted after 5pm.
For more information contact
Later Life and Memory Service
Harry Blackman House
Peasley Cross
Marshalls Cross Road
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 3DA
Tel: 01744 646 321 / 01744 646 324 / 01744 646 833
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
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot L34 1PJ
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