MENTAL HEALTH
DIRECTORATE
DIRECTORY OF
SERVICES
(STATUTORY &
VOLUNTARY
SECTOR??)
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INDEX
Page
Introduction
Services for Adults of Working Age
Older People Mental Health Services
Substance Misuse Services (excl. Western Vale)
Forensic Mental Health Services (Regional Service)
Provided by Social Services
Conclusion
Introduction
This Directory provides information on the Mental Health Services
provided by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) NHS
Trust. It has primarily been prepared for staff, however this could
also be used by a wider audience including partner organisations
and local GPs.
The main aim of the Directory is to provide a summary of the
services that are available within the new wider Trust area
(including contact details, location, operating hours, the referral
process and eligibility criteria) in a straightforward single document.
Mental Health Services within ABMU NHS Trust
ABMU NHS Trust provides specialist Mental Health Services for
the population of Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and the
Western Vale of Glamorgan. The Mental Health Directorate
consists of 4 Service Groups, these are:-
Services for
Adults of Working Age
Older People Mental Health Services
Substance Misuse Services (excl. Western Vale)
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Forensic Mental Health Services (Regional Service)
Services are provided by approximately 1,500 staff and a total
budget of approximately £xxxxm.
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services are provided on a
clinical network basis by Cwm Taf NHS Trust (previously
Pontypridd & Rhondda NHS Trust).
Services for Adults of Working Age
Mental Health Services for Adults of Working Age are carried out
predominantly within community settings by Community Mental
Health Teams (CMHT’s). The teams are multi disciplinary and
multi agency with integrated line managers and are aimed at
providing effective assessment, care planning and treatment to
individuals with mental health problems in the community.
Services are provided in line with the principles of the Care
Programme Approach (CPA) and are delivered in collaboration
with a wide range of other providers from the statutory and
voluntary sector.
Inpatient services are available in each locality, in addition a range
of additional specialist services are also provided, these include:
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Services
Assertive Outreach Services
DGH Liaison and Bereavement Counselling Services
Prison In-reach Mental Health Services and Court Diversion
Criminal Justice Services
Peri-natal Mental Health Services
Specialist psychology and psychological therapy services
Day Hospital Services
Day Opportunities
Supported Accommodation
Rehabilitation and Respite Services
Primary Care Liaison Services and Gateway Workers
Eating Disorder Services and Personality Disorder Services
are being developed
Older People Mental Health Services
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Older People Mental Health Services are based around multi
disciplinary and multi agency Community Mental Health Teams
(CMHTs). CMHTs are supported by access to inpatient services
which are available in each locality.
The focus of the service is on maintaining independence by
supporting people at home as much as possible, reducing the
need for hospital admissions or care placements, and on
maintaining a quality of life for individuals who use the service and
their carers. The following range of additional specialist services
are provided for older people:
DGH Liaison – with a Liaison Old Age Consultant
Psychiatrist available in Swansea and a “Shared Care” Ward
established in Bridgend
Various levels of service for those suffering early onset
dementia clinic
Psychological Therapy Services
Memory clinics operating similarly across all localities
Nursing Home Liaison Services
Residential Home Advisers / In-reach
Respite Services
Primary Care Education Facilitator
Day Hospital Services
Support & Stay / Stay at Home Services
Substance Misuse Services (excl. Western Vale)
Services for people with Substance Misuse issues are provided
from the Community Drug and Alcohol Teams (CDATs), based in
Trem Y Mor (which provides a range of substance misuse services
for Bridgend and NPT) and Cwm Bwrla (Swansea).
These services are supported by a dedicated 5 bed unit at Cefn
Coed Hospital, 2 dedicated substance misuse beds at Ward F,
NPTH and a range of other services, these include:-
Needle Exchange Services
Home Detoxification Programme
Supervised Consumption of Methadone
Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) that offers community
support for people who are in contact with the criminal justice
system who have left treatment
Assessment Service
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DGH Substance Misuse Liaison
Low Threshold Prescribing Service
Young Person’s Substance Misuse Service
Forensic Mental Health Services (Regional Service)
The Caswell Clinic Medium Secure Unit based at Glanrhyd
Hospital provides 61 mixed gender inpatient beds on 5 wards.
This new purpose built clinic provides specialist healthcare
services for people from South Wales with mental health problems
who are offenders or have a potential to offend.
The service is supported by:-
5 multi-disciplinary Clinical Teams
Multi-agency Community Services
Outpatient clinics are held at HMP Parc, Cardiff and
Swansea
Academic department
Future Plans
Modernisation projects are already underway in both Bridgend and
Swansea to ensure first class Mental Health Services are provided.
Funding of approximately £100m has been secured from the
Welsh Assembly Government to ensure purpose-built new build
accommodation and to facilitate various service developments,
including to modernise working practices.
In addition, following the merger of the Swansea and Bro
Morgannwg NHS Trust and the formation of the larger Directorate,
a review of the Directorate structure and the services provided by
the Directorate is currently being undertaken.
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Statutory Mental Health Services
Services that are provided by the ABM University NHS Trust and various Local
Authorities.
ADULT
Community Mental Health Teams
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service
Assertive Outreach Service
Liaison Psychiatry
Acute Inpatient
Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit/Challenging Behaviour Unit
Rehabilitation
Low Secure
Psychological Therapy Service
Day Hospitals
Personality Disorder Services
Eating Disorder Services
Peri-natal Mental Health Service
Criminal Justice Service
Primary Care Gateway workers
Primary Care Based Counsellors
OLDER PEOPLE
Community Mental Health Teams
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service
Organic Assessment
Functional Assessment
Continuing Care Beds
Psychological Therapy Service
Day Hospitals (Functional)
Day Hospitals (Organic)
Liaison Psychiatry
Shared Care Ward
Residential/Nursing Home In-reach Service
Home Treatment Service (Functional & Organic)
Memory Clinics
Primary Care Education
In-reach to Residential/Nursing Homes/Residential Home Advisory Team
Dementia Care Pathway Co-ordinator
Anti-Dementia Medication Service
Satellite Clubs
SUBSTANCE MISUSE
CDAT Detox Inpatient Unit
Community Drug and Alcohol Teams
FORENSIC
Caswell Clinic – south Wales forensic Psychiatry Clinic
Forensic Community Team
PROVIDED BY SOCIAL SERVICES
Social Work Emergency Duty Team
ARC Day Opportunities
Voluntary Sector Mental Health Services
Document Outline
- Pages 1-5 to include with FOI.pdf
- Statutory Mental Health Services.pdf
