Resource library

Information about the Psychiatric Liaison Team who provide assessment of mental health, and treatment of any mental health problems, to people attending Northumbria Specalist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) and other hospitals in the Northumberland area.

Information about the Northumberland Head Injuries Service who offer a range of services for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury, including rehabilitation and social care. The service is available to residents from Northumberland of the age of 16 years and over.

Information about the Initial Response Team provides 24 hour access to mental health care, advice, support and treatment. This service is for anyone who lives in Northumberland and North Tyneside who feels they need urgent mental health care or have an enquiry about their routine care.

Easy read information about Northumberland Learning Disability Community Treatment Team, mental health and wellbeing pathway who work with adults who have a learning disability, their families and carers.

Information about the Northumberland Older Adult Teams who provide a wide range of support for people, usually over the age of 65, seeking specialist advice for a mental health difficulty. They work with people who need more specialist assessment or intensive treatment than their GP or other health worker is able to give.

An Information leaflet on Northumberland Recovery Partnership (NRP) which is a dedicated service for anyone in Northumberland experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol.

This leaflet provides information about Oakwood Ward which is an older adult assessment and treatment ward based at Carleton Clinic, Carlisle

A self help guide with information about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It explains what OCD is, some of the symptoms, treatments that are available and how you can help yourself overcome it. Available in audio, easy to read and British Sign Language (BSL).

This leaflet from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is for anyone who has problems with obsessions or compulsions, their family and friends – and anyone else who wants to find out more. In this leaflet you can find out what it is like to have OCD, how to help yourself, what help is available and where to get it.