Accessible Information Standard – what it means for you
Information about the Accessible Information Standard and how patients and carers can request information and communication support in a way that they can understand.
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Resource library
Search our resources library for self help guides, patient information leaflets, mental health and wellbeing information that you may find useful.
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ECT Department during Covid – St George’s Park – patient information leaflet
This booklet is for you, your family and friends if you have been referred for/or considering Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). It has been produced to try and allay your fears by providing pictorial information about the department and explain what will happen when you come for treatment.
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Freephone crisis telephone numbers
If you need urgent help, call 24 hours a day, 7 days week - for adults, children and young people and Deaf people.
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North Tyneside Recovery Partnership – Service user information leaflet
Information for anyone in North Tyneside experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. It tells you the kind of support available, who the service is for and how to arrange an appointment.
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Northumberland and North Tyneside Psychiatric Liaison Team – personalised patient information
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.
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Northumberland Initial Response Team
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.
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Northumberland Older People’s Psychiatric Liaison Team – Personalised patient information
Information about the Psychiatric Liaison Team who provide assessment of mental health, and treatment of any mental health problems, to people attending a general hospital in Northumberland.
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Northumberland Recovery Partnership – Service user information leaflet
An Information leaflet on Northumberland Recovery Partnership (NRP) which is a dedicated service for anyone in Northumberland experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol.
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Street Triage – Information Leaflet
The Street Triage Teams work across the Trust and aim to improve access to mental health services and avoid preventable detentions when using section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
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Universal Crisis Team – Northumberland and North Tyneside
The Universal Crisis Team is a team of experienced mental health staff, which includes nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, non-medical prescribers and pharmacy staff. We offer assessment and home treatment for people experiencing a mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission. The team operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However, the crisis team does not provide an ‘emergency’ service such as a 999 response.