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Specialist Teams

• Drug and Alcohol Team (DART)

  • moderate to severe substance misuse problems;

  • specialist counselling, prescriptions, screening of blood borne viruses and access to needs assessment for service users requiring funded rehabilitation.

 

• Forensics

  • care of mentally disordered offenders,

  • involves secure inpatient care and community care, including an outreach team.

 

• Old Age Psychiatry

  • integrated health and social care assessment and treatment for older people (over 65 years) with mental illness.

 

• Learning Disabilities

  • supports people with learning disabilities who suffer mental health problems and are unable to access generic mental health services.

 

• Neuropsychiatry

  • assessment and treatments for adults over the age of 18 with neurological illness or head injuries who have associated psychiatric problems.

 

• Early Intervention Team

  • specialised service that provides help for people aged 17-30 who have experienced psychotic symptoms for the first time.

 

• Perinatal

  • psychiatric liaison service to the maternity unit,

  • consultation service to primary care,

  • assessment, management or appropriate signposting of women with mental health disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum,

  • advising on prevention and management of serious mental disorders occurring in the context of childbirth.

 

• Eating Disorders

  • assessment, care and treatment for adults and children with an eating disorder.

 

• Liaison Psychiatry

  • deals with patients who have a physical illness or disorder in conjunction with mental health difficulties, or have been presented to the A&E department in crisis or following deliberate self-harm.