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I am a GP in Bedfordshire & Luton

I am a GP in Bedfordshire & Luton

Mental Health Service, Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service, CAMHS, Eating Disoreders, Perinatal and Learning Disabilities (SPLD) referral information for General Practitioners (GPs) across Bedfordshire & Luton.

 

Mental Health Services 

 

 

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 ages):

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.

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 to is: elt-tr.BedfordshireWellbeingService@nhs.net
BWS Covid Specific Offer

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. 

Face-to-face courses and workshops were suspended but individual student telephone/email support and free online courses and workshops.

 

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.

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 

Telephone or video support and advice are 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.

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

CAMHS continues to provide telephone consultations 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.

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

 

Accepting referrals.

NHS service is open for GP referrals of eating-disordered patients and advice/consultation to GPs.

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

Face-to-face contacts for urgent cases, consultation by phone or video link for all other appointments - the multidisciplinary team is available for advice and guidance as well as formal referrals
No change in referral guidance at present
Contact: Clinical Resource Centre Twinwoods on

Face-to-face contact where necessary for those people who have a learning disability and have a deterioration in their mental health, an increase in their behaviour that challenges, or both. Consultation by phone or video link 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 

 

Telephone contact and video link contact where agreed for consultation
No change in referral guidance