Community Mental Health
Nursing Service for Older People
 Contents
 Service Description

CPN Intervention

How to Refer

Referral Form

Sector Teams’ Alignment
Contents
 User friendly (brief and in plain English) description of the
Community Mental Health Nursing Service for the Older Person.
 Brief description of types of interventions which the
Community Mental Health Nurses provide.
 How GP's can access the service. Letters/faxes preferred other
methods – telephone or fax Primary Healthcare Team Meetings.
Service Description
 The Community Mental Health Nursing Service for Older People provides high
quality nursing care for elderly people in their own homes.
 The Community Mental Health Nursing Service is centrally based at Bensham
Hospital but is in sectors in line with the Consultants in Old Age Psychiatry.
East
Central
West/ Far West
Prof. A. Thomas
Dr. R. Harrison
Dr. A. Panikkar
Dr. A. Ntanda
Dr. A. Howard
 This means that every GP surgery will have a named Community
Mental Health Nurse for this client group.
 Any person over the age of 65 who has a mental health problem can be
referred to the CMHN Service.
 Although dementia sufferers are one of our largest client group we
also see elderly people with other or multiple needs including
depression, anxiety, loss and those elderly people with severe and
enduring mental health problems (e.g. schizophrenia).
 As a service we take referrals from both GP’s in the sector and from
consultants linked to the practices. We support individuals whose needs
are under primary care.
 Following CMHN assessment, we will refer those requiring more indepth assessment to the consultant liaising with the GP. In these
instances we will request an updated medical history and medication
list.
Please Note: Access to an interpreter is available.
Typical CPN Intervention
 Psychiatric Nursing Assessment
 Monitoring of Mental and Physical State
 Hospital Discharge Follow – Up
 Monitoring of Medication Regimes for Compliance Effectiveness and Side
Effects
 Administration of Depot Injections
 Co – ordination of Services
 Care Programme Approach Responsibilities
 Counselling
 Information Source
 Carer Support
 Anxiety Management / De-sensitisation
 Use of Psychological Therapies / Brief Interventions
 Bereavement and Loss Counselling
Following an assessment by the Community Mental Health Nursing Service, we will
forward a written report of this to the referring GP.
This will include a summarised nursing care plan and recommendations if appropriate.
The Community Mental Health Nursing Service will continue to visit according to this
plan and communicate as required with the referrer.
Discharge from the Community Mental Health Service will also be in written form.
Referral Route
This is the contact person for the Community Mental Health Nursing Service for this surgery. Should
you have concerns regarding a person receiving support from the service, please contact the CMHN.
Details for your surgery
(name of GP surgery inserted here)
Name of Nurse……………………………………………..
Tel. Number………………………………………………...
Referral can be made preferably in written form, using the standard patient Referral Form (PRL1) or
on our own proforma overleaf and sent to the address below. Alternatively referrals will be taken by
telephone (number below) with the provision of a follow–up written referral. Faxed referrals are also
acceptable (number below).
Patients with memory problems under the age of 65, should be referred to the Consultant for the
relevant sector.
INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM REFERRER:
 Name
 Address
 Date of Birth
 Telephone Number
 Contact details if necessary, for example via relative or am / pm availability etc.
 Reasons for referral
 Relevant brief medical and psychiatric history
 Any other relevant information, for example social circumstances and main carer
 Name of referrer
 A list of current medication
Following assessment if Consultant involvement is required, a direct referral can be made by the
CMHN with the GPO’s agreement, and additional up-date of medication and medical history.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Community Mental Health Nursing Service (Older Persons)
Bensham Hospital, Saltwell Road, Gateshead, NE8 4YL
Tel. 0191 445 6691
Fax: 0191 445 6693
Supplementary information available from:
Judith Gibson, Clinical Nurse Leader/Matron, Elderly Mental Health Services
Tel: 0191 445 3854
Elderly Mental Health Services
Referral Form
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Telephone No.
Reason for Referral:
Relevant medical and psychiatric history:
Any other relevant information e.g. special contact arrangements, social situation etc.
Medication:
Referring GP:
Practice:
Date of Referral:
Name:
Signature:
Community Mental Health Nursing Service (Older Persons), Bensham Hospital
Tel: 0191 445 6691 Fax: 0191 445 6693
Services the Community Mental Health
Nurse Team can refer to / liaise with
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Drug
and
Alcohol
Consultant
Psychiatrist
Crisis
Team
Housing
Associations
Voluntary
Sector
Social
Services
CROP
Team
CMHNT
Elderly
Macmillan
Nurses
Home
Loans
Occupational
Therapy
Practice
Nurses
District
Nurses
Psychology
Prof. A. Thomas
Dr .A. Ntanda
EAST
Longrigg Medical Centre
Leam Lane Estate
Gateshead NE10 8PH
Tel: 0191 469 2173
Birtley Medical Group
Durham Road
Birtley DH3 2QT
Tel: 08444 773833
Beacon View Medical Centre
Beacon Lough Road
Beacon Lough
Gateshead NE9 6YS
Tel: 0191 482 4000
Crowhall Medical Practice
Felling Health Centre
Stephenson Terrace
Felling NE10 9QG
Tel: 0191 469 2311
Wrekenton Medical Centre
Springwell Road
Wrekenton
Gateshead NE9 7BJ
Tel: 0191 487 6129
St Alban’s Medical Group
Felling Health Centre
Stephenson Terrace
Felling NE10 9QC
Tel: 0191 469 2337
Pelaw & Bede Medical Practice
7- 8 Croxdale Terrace
Pelaw NE10 0RR
Tel: 0191 469 2337
Metro Interchange Surgery
Unit 5B, New Century House
Jackson Street, Gateshead
NE8 1HR
Tel: 0191 477 2033
Dr. A. Panikkar
Dr. A. Howard
Dr. R. Harrison
CENTRAL
WEST/FAR WEST
Fell Cottage Surgery
123 Kells Lane
Low Fell
Gateshead NE9 5XY
Tel: 0191 487 2656
The Medical Centre
1 Rawling Road
Gateshead NE8 4QS
Tel: 0191 477 2180
Bewick Road Surgery
10 Bewick Road
Gateshead NE8 4DP
Tel: 0191 477 2296
Oldwell Medical Practice
10 Front Street
Winlaton NE21 4RD
Tel: 0191 414 2339
Oxford Terrace Medical Group
1 Oxford Terrace
Gateshead NE8 1RQ
Tel: 0191 477 2169
Chainbridge Medical Partnership
Chainbridge House
The Precinct
Blaydon NE21 5BR
Tel: 0191 414 2856
Glenpark Medical centre
61 Ravensworth Road
Dunston NE11 9AD
Tel: 0191 460 4300
Gateshead Health Centre
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead NE8 1NB
Tel: 0191 477 2243
Rawling Road Surgery
108 Rawling Road
Bensham
Gateshead NE8 4RD
Tel: 0191 420 3255
The Surgery
Johnson Street
Teams
Gateshead NE8 2JP
Tel: 0191 460 4239
Second Street Surgery
Second Street
Bensham
Gateshead NE8 4UH
Tel: 0191 477 2430
Bensham Family Practice
Sydney Grove
Bensham
Gateshead NE8 2XB
Tel: 0191 477 6955
Fell Tower Medical Group
575 Durham Road
Low Fell
Gateshead NE9 5EY
Tel: 0191 491 3322
Bridges Medical Practice
Trinity Square Health Centre
24 West Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AD
Tel: 0191 477 3736
The Millennium Family Practice
Trinity Health Centre, 24 West Street
Gateshead, NE8 1AD
Tel: 0191 478 3678
Holyhurst Medical Centre
8 Front Street
Winlaton NE21 2RD
Tel: 0191 499 0966
Ryton Surgery
7 Elvaston Road
Ryton NE40 3NT
Tel: 0191 413 3459
Whickham Cottage Medical Practice
Rectory Lane
Whickham NE16 4PD
Tel: 0191 488 5555
Sunniside Medical Group
8 Dewhurst Terrace
Sunniside NE16 5ZP
Tel: 0191 496 0477
Crawcrook Surgery
Back Chamberlain
Crawcrook NE40 4TZ
Tel: 0191 413 2243
Riverside Surgery
51 Woodcroft Road
Wylam NE41 8DH
Tel: 01661 853 920
Oakfield House Surgery
Low Westwood
Hamsterly Colliery
Newcastle NE17 7PT
Tel: 01207 560206
Primary Health Care Centre
South Road
Chopwell NE17 7BU
Tel: 01207 561 736
Medical Centre
The Grove
Rowlands Gill
NE39 1PW
Tel: 01207 542 136
Grange Road Medical Practice
Grange Road
Ryton
NE40 3LT
Tel 0191 413 1399
Young Persons’ Community Mental Health Nurse
Memory Clinic
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