Oldham liaison mental health service has brought together and strengthened our three assessment teams: older people’s, alcohol, and accident and emergency.
The young people’s element is new and will launch soon.
We provide care and support to people of all ages (young people and adults) who attend accident and emergency, or have been admitted to a ward, and who have:
- A mental health issue
- Drug or alcohol issues
- Dementia
Our aim is to make sure you can get the right support, from the right professional as quickly as possible.
This will help to:
- Improve your overall experience
- Reduce the likelihood of your problems becoming worse
- Increase your chances of making a full recovery
- Reduce pressure on accident and emergency staff
- Reduce pressure on ward staff
Our team is made up of lots of different mental health professionals including a consultant psychiatrist, advanced practitioners, nurses and support workers.
We have recruited lots of extra staff, so we can support more people.
Our service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
We accept referrals from staff working within accident and emergency and from every ward at The Royal Oldham Hospital.
If you are referred to us from accident and emergency, we aim to see you within one hour.
If you are on a hospital ward, we aim to respond to the referral within 24 hours.
We will carry out an assessment and develop a package of care that meets your needs.
We also provide training and education to our hospital colleagues, so we can all work together to effectively support you.
If you a family member of a patient and have a question, please speak to a member of staff on the ward.