5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Annual ... - Monitor

Our Services
Children and Young People’s Services
We provide community-based child and adolescent mental health services in
each of our five boroughs for young people up to the age of 18. In addition we
see young people in schools and other premises to facilitate collaborative
working and care closer to home. We also provide both day patient and inpatient
services delivered from Fairhaven Young People’s Unit - our eight-bed
unit based in Warrington. We endeavour to include young people in all areas
of service development.
Adult Services
We provide acute community and in-patient assessment, treatment and
support services for adults who develop severe functional mental health
disorders such as Bipolar Disorder. We provide many community services in
partnership with local authorities and the voluntary sector. During 2012-13 we
plan to implement our new Acute Care Pathway for Community Services,
which has been developed in conjunction with senior clinicians to improve
access to assessment and enhance our ability to provide high-quality home
treatment and recovery-based services. We also operate one Psychiatric
Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Leigh Infirmary. This is a highly specialised unit
which provides in-patient services to people requiring an intensive period of
support in a safe environment - typically for up to 28 days. Our services are
focused on providing support for people to recover from episodes of mental illhealth.
Later Life and Memory Services
We provide acute community and in-patient assessment and treatment
services for older people with mental ill-health. This includes specialist
services to people of all ages who develop memory problems or dementia.
We provide services for older people in a variety of community settings
including people’s own homes, acute psychiatric in-patient facilities and
through liaison at acute hospitals. Our Memory Services provide early
assessment, diagnosis and interventions to support people with memory
problems or dementia. A six-month pilot of a new model of care for older
people - ‘Building on Strengths’- began in Wigan in March 2012. This focuses
on earlier assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based intervention. The
proposed changes aim to meet the requirements of the National Dementia
Strategy and key priorities within the NHS Outcomes Framework.
Learning Disability Services
We provide specialist community and acute assessment and treatment inpatient
services for adults with a learning disability and additional mental
health issues. We offer people choice about their care and treatment, and
offer flexibility as to when and where they access services to fit in best with
their daily lives.
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Annual Report and Annual Accounts 2011-12