Camden and Islington Home Treatment Team
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We provide a rapid response, time-limited intervention for older adults - including people with dementia - in a mental health crisis, delivered in your home.
We also support informal carers and domiciliary care workers.
- Borough(s): Camden, Islington
- Email: nlft.SAMHHomeTreatmentTeam@nhs.net
- Age range treated: 65+
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Address:
Units 8-10 Blenheim Court, 62 Brewery Road, N7 9NY, United Kingdom,
- Phone number: 0333 200 7193
- Service hours: 8am-7pm Monday-Friday 8am-4pm Saturday-Sunday and Bank Holidays
How to access this service
We accept referrals from all teams within Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Team must call 0333 200 7193 within operational hours to make a referral. Email referrals are not accepted.
Who is this service for?
Camden and Islington residents with an acute mental illness over the age of 65 and people of any age living with dementia who meet one of the following criteria:
a. Those who are acutely mentally unwell and under consideration for mental health hospital admission or who may need hospital admission if they deteriorate.
b. Patients at Highgate Mental Health Unit who require intensive support to facilitate an early discharge. We will work with frail people under 65 who are care coordinated in a SAMH Community Mental Health Team.
Service manager(s)
Olivia Hull
