Mental Health and Learning Disabilities

Mental Health conditions are very common, affecting a significant proportion of the population at any one time. Up to one in four consultations with GPs relate to mental health issues. People with mental illness often also experience physical health problems and generally find it more difficult to choose healthier lifestyles. As such the NHS Trust provides a variety of Mental Health services for adults and children, both in community and in-patient facilities, these include:               

• Primary Care Mental Health Team (IAPT)
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health            
• Community Mental Health                
• Drug & Alcohol Team                           
• In-Patient Units                   
• Learning Disabilities
• Adult High Functioning Autism & Asperger’s Diagnosis Service
• Memory Service
• Admiral Nurse Service                 
• Mental Health Act & Mental Capacity Act