The Access Team is the first point of contact during normal working hours, for those accessing mental health services.
It is a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, community psychiatric nurses and support workers, with input from psychiatrists.
The service operates a duty desk system which is constantly staffed during normal office hours, and receives all new referrals to Slough mental health services.
There is also a mental haelth directory below that can be downloaded, under the more information heading.
The Home Treatment Team is a specialist service staffed by community psychiatric nurses, social workers, support workers, and a psychiatrist, with the purpose of providing intensive treatment at home for people in an acute phase of illness, or experiencing a crisis, which might otherwise need admission to a psychiatric hospital.
The Community Mental Health Team provides and coordinates mental health services to those people referred to the service that are assessed as having a severe or enduring mental health need, or whose lives are substantially affected by their mental health difficulty.
It is a multi-disciplinary team of community psychiatric nurses, social workers, support workers, psychiatrists and occupational therapists.
Accident and Emergency Liaison is staffed by a team of mental health nurses and psychiatrists offering assessment, treatment and signposting for anyone attending A&E in an emergency, with symptoms of mental illness.
They also provide advice to health care professionals from the acute general hospital wards.
This service is aims to ensure intervention at the earliest opportunity for young people (up to age 35) experiencing the initial onset of a psychotic illness (usually schizophrenia or bipolar disorder).
The service aims to engage young people and their carers in understanding the illness, and provide treatment using the principles of recovery to ensure that people remain socially included in ordinary lifestyles.
The Assertive Outreach Team is a specialist service which provides intensive support to people with severe and enduring mental illness who may have a history of many hospital admissions and multiple social problems.
The approach focuses on factors that may impact on the person’s stability in the community, including finances, accommodation arrangements, activities of daily living, medication and employment.
The Therapeutic Day Unit provides sessional treatments for people with complex mental health needs.
This includes psycho-educational group work, such as anxiety management, assertiveness training, and Dialectical behaviour therapy.
Psychological therapies services offer ‘talking treatments’ which can be an alternative or accompaniment to medication.
Treatments are provided for groups or individuals by a team of clinical psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and trainees.
East Berkshire MIND runs the New Horizons day service.
It provides a safe environment for service users to engage in group activities and receive support in an informal environment.
Cascade is a counseling and advisory service for alcohol and drugs misuse in East of Berkshire.
The service is staffed by a team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, social worker, counselors and support staff.
Psychiatric Out patient department at Wexham Park Hospital provides clinics where patients can see their psychiatrist on a one to one basis, for review and monitoring of their mental health and medical treatment.
Pharmacy department of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust aims to provide information about drug treatments to the people who use services, and to their carers.
Their role is to ensure that all medicines supplied to mental health service users are safe, effective and offer the best treatment option.
Ward 10 is an in-patient ward at Wexham Park Hospital for people who are experiencing mental health problems that cannot be managed in their own homes.
People can be admitted voluntarily (informally), or formally under the Mental Health Act 1983.
For all enquiries please contact the Customer Service Centre
01753 475111
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