The
CAIST Pathway offers:
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*Emergency assessments at the A&E departments in local acute hospitals
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Intensive support to prevent admission into specialist psychiatric hospitals
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Continued support with in core teams
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Care planning and risk assessments to support ongoing treatment
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Consultation and training for professionals
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Intensive support to facilitate discharge and ongoing community-based
therapeutic interventions
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Referrals to and liaison with multi-agency partners such as: GPs, schools,
children’s services
Children
and young people can be reviewed: in their own homes, at school or further educational
settings, children’s wards or A&E departments of local hospitals.
Our
teams are staffed by: Nurses, Social workers, Art Therapists, Occupational
Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Psychologists and Psychiatrists.
*Emergency
assessments available during 8a:00 to 20:00 seven days a week.
Hours
not covered by CAIST, CRHT will offer consultation / advice.