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- Psychiatrist
Total Number Of Beds : 12
Description
Overview
Our unit is a 12bed rapid response service for people who misuse drugs or alcohol We provide treatment for people whose psychological or physical health is suffering as a result of their chaotic or complex substance misuse behaviour
We offer intensive evidencebased assessment and medically supervised prescribing We use brief intervention therapy to care for and treat people who require stabilisation We provide a safe environment for people to reduce or complete a medicallyassisted withdrawal from harmful substances Our philosophy is based on motivational enhancement therapy which uses the harm reduction model and promotes healthy behavioural change
New strains of hospital bugs emerging
The HPA report which gives a snapshot of infection rates and antibiotic use last autumn found that while rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile continue to fall other infections such as E coli and salmonella are taking their place The total prevalence of healthcareassociated infections HCAIs decreased from 82 in 2006 to 64 in 2011 though this h... Read More
Support Groups A Lifeline for People in the Early Stages of Alzheimers Disease
quotIt was like opening the door to a sunlit roomquot says a member of Phyllis Dycks support group recalling the first time she attended a meeting for people in the early stages of Alzheimers disease Never before had she been with other people who understood what it was like to live with the disease Caregiver support groups have been around for ... Read More