Mental Health Services—Older People
Mental Health Services for older people are provided by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust – see Hospital and Community Mental Health Services.
Links
For factsheets which give further information about mental health and older people see the following websites:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/olderpeople.aspx
Mind
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/Older+people/Older+People+and+Mental+Health.htm
James Ward
Tel: 01223 586889/ 586873
This is an acute admission ward for older people with 22 beds based on Addenbrookes hospital site. James Ward cares for people who are suffering a range of functional illness for example depression, manic depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
Denbigh Ward
Tel: 01223 218665
Denbigh Ward is based at Fulbourn Hospital. It has 18 admission beds for short and long-term assessment and treatment of older people with dementia. Dementia care mapping helps to guide the team in providing person centered care and treatment. It covers the areas of: Cambridge City, South Cambs, East Cambs, Royston and Essex.
David Clark House
Tel: 01223 218865
David Clarke House is based at Fulbourn Hospital. It has 22 beds and works to support patients over the age of 65 who suffer from long- term functional mental illnesses but also admits acutely functionally unwell patients.
Day Services
Deighton Intermediate Care Service
Block 4
Ida Darwin
Fulbourn
Cambs
CB1 5EE
Tel: 01223 884301
Email: ann.fish@cambsmh.nhs.uk
Deighton Intermediate Care Service provides two services within the building:
Deighton Day Hospital
This service provides access to a therapeutic and socially stimulating environment. They offer an assessment and treatment service and a range of individually tailored treatments or respite care, which will promote an increased sense of well-being and a reduction in distress of those individuals and their carers. They are staffed by specialists in mental health. The service is operational Monday to Friday.
Deighton Intermediate Care
This flexible service is based at the same building as the Deighton Day Hospital. It offers a short term assessment, treatment and respite care service to individuals known to the older people’s mental health service. Patients also have access to the wide range of individual or group programmes. There are eight beds in total. The service operates over 24 hours all week except Tuesday nights.
Community Mental Health Teams for Older People (CMHTOP)
There are 4 Community Mental Health Teams for older people bases that serve the catchment area of South Cambridgeshire. They are staffed by Health and Social Care. The CMHT-OPs have bases within the catchment areas they serve to link closely to Primary Health Care Teams, Voluntary organisations and other statutory services. The Teams include CPNs, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Administrators, Psychiatry and Psychology. They operate Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm and also a weekend service 9am to 5pm based at The Paddocks in Cambridge, that provides cover to south Cambridgeshire.
Cambridge City CMHTOP
Lincoln House
The Paddocks
Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge
CB1 4DH
Tel: 01223 726022
Email: cmhtop.city@cambsmh.nhs.uk
East Cambs CMHTOP
Princess of Wales Hospital
Lynn Road
Ely
Cambs
CB6 1DN
Tel: 01353 652084
Rural CMHTOP
6 Mill Lane
Sawston
Cambs
CB22 3HZ
Tel: 01223 726068
Email: cmhtop.rural@cambsmh.nhs.uk
This team covers the area of Sawston, Melbourn and the surrounding villages.
Royston CMHTOP Royston CMHTOP
Market Hill Surgery
Market Hill
Royston
Herts
SG8 9JN
Tel: 01763 242923
Email: cmhtop.royston@cambsmh.nhs.uk
This team is based in Market Hill GP Surgery, Royston and follows patients into Cambridgeshire if they are registered with a GP in Royston.
Willingham CMHTOP
The Old British School
Tempus Court
Fen End
Willingham
Cambs
CB24 5LH
Tel: 01954 206166
Email: cmhtop.willingham@cambsmh.nhs.uk
The New Cottages Day Hospital
Princess of Wales Hospital
Lynn Road
Ely
CB6 1DN
Tel: 01353 652090
Email: Pamela.close@cambsmh.nhs.uk
This operates a six day a week service, Monday to Saturday, and covers a whole range of mental health needs. It provides services to patients from the age of 65 who are functionally ill and those suffering from dementia.
The Liaison Mental Health Team for Older People
Windsor Offices
Box 303
Fulbourn Hospital
Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5EF
Tel: 01223 218935
Email: clare.wai@cambsmh.nhs.uk
This team provides a five-day service, Monday-Fridays, 9.00am- 5.00pm. Many older people who are admitted to Addenbrookes Hospital with physical illness may also have a mental health problem. The Service is perhaps best viewed as a ‘community team’ for the hospital, closely integrated with the wider service, which can minimize boundaries for patients between hospital and community. It has a particular role in highlighting the needs of older people with mental health problems in the general hospital and in ensuring that these needs are met. The Liaison Mental Health Nurse also facilitates education and learning opportunities for staff and carers in enhancing their knowledge on mental health.
Local Contacts
Age Concern Cambridgeshire
County Office
2 Victoria Street
Chatteris
Cambs
PE16 6AP
Tel: 01354 696650 (administration)
Information Line: 01354 696677
Email: office@accambs.org
Website: www.accambs.org
Age Concern Cambridgeshire helps people to make more of life, providing a range of services for older people, their families, friends and carers. They have offices in: Cambridge, Chatteris, St. Neots and March. Services include: information, home help, a visiting scheme, carers’ support (Huntingdon) and day centres. They also have a Mental Health Advocacy Service, please see below.
Age Concern Mental Health Advocacy Service
Suite L12,
South Fen Business Park
Fenton Way,
Chatteris,Cambs
PE16 6TT
Tel: 01354 696541
Email: advocacy@accambs.org
Age Concern Cambridgeshire provides a free professional casework Advocacy Service for people over sixty five with mental health needs. The service also extends to those with young onset dementia. Issues covered by advocacy are many and varied, and are led by the needs of the individual. Age Concern Advocates are independent of the statutory services and referrals can be made by anyone. This Advocacy Service would also like to hear from anyone who is interested in becoming a volunteer advocate. Please phone the above number.
Alzheimer's Society
Cambridge and Ely Branch
Ida Darwin Site
Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB1 5EE
Tel: 01223 884031
Email: joe.oakes@asp.nhs.uk
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk/BranchWebsites
The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia. The Cambridge and Ely branch provides information, advice and support to local people affected by dementia: drop-in centre or home visits, support groups, events and educational programmes.
COPE
(Cambridge Older People’s Enterprise)
40 Stretten Avenue
Cambridge
CB4 3EP
Tel: 01223 364 303
Email: cambridgecope@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.cambridgecope50.org.uk
COPE is a voluntary self-help forum and social events, publishes regular newsletters and signposts other organisations of interest to members. Membership is free.
FORUM Lunch Club
Tel: 01223 881267
This is a city-based lunch club for older people 60+ years but younger people may be considered. Run by the Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the community, providing monthly support throughout the year for those with a professional background who now have a mental health problem. Activities are based on members’ interests and include seminar-style talks, music and discussion. Referral for membership is through a health professional.
The UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-being in Late Life
Website: www.mhilli.org
The UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life has published its final report, Improving Services and Support for Older People with Mental Health Problems. The report follows the Inquiry's first report, Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Later Life which was published in June 2006.
The Inquiry was established in late 2003. It is led by an independent Board, with assistance from Government participants from across the UK.The Board is further supported by a wider advisory group and a secretariat team. The Inquiry is working in two stages. Stage 1 was supported by Age Concern and the Mental Health Foundation. Stage 2 is supported by Age Concern.
