Personality Disorder Hub Team – Patient Information Leaflet

Information about what the Personality Disorder Hub Team is, who it's for, how to be referred and the treatments offered. Based at Benfield House, Walkergate Park.

This leaflet is for patients, or their carers who are requesting a change of consultant or would like a second opinion.

The Community Perinatal Team provide mental health support to women experiencing mental health difficulties related to pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood.

Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness (PDOC) refers to people whose consciousness has been affected by severe damage to the brain. They have times when they are awake but have reduced or no awareness of themselves or their surroundings. This leaflet explains the PDOC assessment.

Information about the Perinatal Team who provide a community mental health service to support women experiencing mental health difficulties related to pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood.

Information leaflet to provide you with information and advice to prevent a fall in your own home or place of usual residence.

This leaflet gives help and advice when visiting a relative or friend in hospital.

Information about how Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners based in GP surgeries in Northumberland.

This leaflet is about pressure ulcers and includes information about what they are, what can cause them and how they can be treated.

Information leaflet about the Physical Health Monitoring Clinic in the Fairnington Centre, Hexham; including services offered, who the clinic is for and how to be referred.

Information leaflet about the Newcastle Physical Health Monitoring Clinic; including services offered, who the clinic is for and how to be referred.

This leaflet tells you about the services that are available from the Patients’ Finance Department and how we can help you with your finances during your stay in hospital.

An easy read information leaflet about physiotherapy and how it can help you with your posture and movement.

Easy read information about the psychology team in Sunderland and how they can help in lots of different ways.

Information on psychoanalytic therapies on offer which include psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and group psychotherapy. Each therapy will differ slightly in the setting and technique but are talking-therapy treatments, helpful for a wide range of people with emotional and relationship difficulties.

PALS provide information and advice about NHS services, advise and support patients, their families and carers, listen to your concerns, suggestions, compliments and queries and help sort out problems quickly on your behalf.

This leaflet tells you about ways to recover from your first episode of psychosis and how to reduce the chances of it happening again. It suggests ways that may help you to cope and offers guidance on how you can find help.

A leaflet outlining the resources and services provided by the Patient Information Centre at St Nicholas Hospital. Resources available include self help guides and information leaflets about Trust services and the Mental Health Act.