UPDATED April 23, 2020

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 

Crisis

GPs should continue with referrals to the Trust’s Crisis and Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) teams as usual.

Alternative mental health crisis support as an alternative to A&E (all age):

Luton and South Beds Mental Health Assessment Hub
Calnwood Court, Calnwood Road, Luton, LU4 0LX
Tele: 01582 538631
A trained mental health professional will be able to offer assessment and support 24/7

Bedford & Mid Beds Mental Health Assessment Hub
Florence Ball, Bedford Health Village, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NX
Tele: 01234 315691
A trained mental health professional will be able to offer assessment and support 24/7

NHS 111 mental health crisis support is also available weekdays 5-11pm and weekends 7am-11pm.

Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service
Patients can continue to self-refer by the normal methods (email, phone or website). All therapists are working from home so please do not send referrals by post – please send by email or by SystmOne. Email address for GPs to refer is: elt-tr.BedfordshireWellbeingService@nhs.net
BWS Covid Specific Offer

Bedfordshire Complex Needs Service
Continuing to provide treatment to current service users by replacing face-to-face contacts with telephone and/or interactive video sessions whenever possible. Complex Needs Service users who are currently completing DBT, and require additional support to apply the skills they are learning, can access telephone skills coaching on weekdays between 9am-5pm by calling the service on 01582 709074.

The service will not be offering assessments to new service users at present. Instead, the service is offering consultation to Community Mental Health Teams in Bedfordshire to support the provision of effective care for service users with complex needs. 

Bedfordshire and Luton Recovery College
Face-to-face courses and workshops suspended but providing individual student telephone/email support and free online courses and workshops.
Email: elft.recoverycollege@nhs.net
Telephone: 01234 263621 (Bedford) and 01582 708917 (Luton)

Adult and Older Adult CMHTs
Adult and Older Adult CMHTs are available with reduced face-to-face contact and increased telephone support. Teams are beginning to offer remote consultations with service users where appropriate if agreed. The CMHTs have an extended duty out-of-hours provision at weekends and bank holidays 9am-5pm which can be accessed by service users calling into their CMHT base. The out-of-hours service is based at Calnwood Court in the South and Florence Ball house in the North.
No change in referral routes. Refer via email as normal.

Depot and Clozaril Appointments
The CMHT teams are continuing to provide depot and clozaril clinic appointments for service users. Service users are advised to call before travelling for a depot injection appointment to confirm details.

Path 2 Recovery (P2R) – Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire
Path to Recovery , Bedfordshire adult Specialist Addiction services continue to offer free, confidential advice , support and treatment (in light of Covid19- not necessarily face to face).
If you or a loved one are struggling with COVID-19 and all this entails and the way of coping is drugs or alcohol, and you'd like some support to manage the link to refer yourself is: pathtorecovery.elft.nhs.uk 

The Lighthouse in Leighton Buzzard
Telephone or video support and advice is available outside of normal hours for anyone experiencing anxiety or crisis.
Call the service on 07939 931622 during its hours of business which are as follows:

Monday – 5.30-9pm

Tuesday – 5.30-9pm

Friday – 5.30-9pm

If your call goes to voicemail please clearly leave your name and contact telephone number and a member of the team will respond to you as soon as they can.

CAMHS
Accepting referrals.
CAMHS have developed plans that ensure young people are managed in a safe way through the crisis. This will include a combination of face-to-face contact as well as use of other mobile technologies. They have contacted all their young people and families to ensure they are fully informed of the plans.

CAMHS continue to provide telephone consultation for partner agencies and stakeholders from Rush Court in Bedford and Charter House in Luton.  Beech Close in Dunstable is now operating from Charter House to share the resources appropriately.

Bedfordshire Dementia Intensive Support Service
Providing 24/7 specialist support to those living with dementia, as well as the family, carers and professionals caring for those with dementia.
Open to individuals registered with a Bedfordshire GP (excluding Luton).
Email completed referral forms to elft.diss@nhs.net

Perinatal Community Team
Accepting referrals

Bedfordshire and Luton Adult Community Eating Disorder Services
NHS service open for GP referrals of eating disordered patients and advice/consultation to GPs.
Tel: 01582 293333
Email: elt-tr.eatingdisorder.service@nhs.net 
Stepped care charity partner 'Caraline' open for GP and self referrals of mild/moderate severity eating disordered patients.
Tel: 01582 457474
Email: caraline.com@nhs.net

Services for People who have a Learning Disability (SPLD) in Bedfordshire and Luton:

Specialist Healthcare Team
Face-to-face contacts for urgent cases, consultation by phone or videolink for all other appointments - the multidisciplinary team are available for advice and guidance as well as formal referrals
No change in referral guidance at present
Contact: Clinical Resource Centre Twinwoods on 01234 310589 or via email on: elt-tr.spldreferrals@nhs.net

Intensive Support Team
Face-to-face contacts where necessary for those people who have a learning disability and have a deterioration in their mental health, increase in their behaviour that challenges or both. Consultation by phone or videolink for all other appointments.
Working jointly with the Mental Health Crisis Team for out of hours calls
No change in referral guidance
24/7 Crisis Line for IST 01234 310538 

Adult Autism Diagnostic Service
Telephone contact and videolink contact where agreed for consultation
No change in referral guidance
Email autism.service@nhs.net
Clinical Resource Centre, Twinwoods 01234 310589