Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment

About the service

The Assessment and Treatment Unit provides specialist interventions for community-based clients who require short-term support as a result of acute health care needs. It has five in-patient places offering short-term assessment and treatment for a maximum of up to six months.

Short-term assessment and treatment is provided for individuals when community placements have broken down due to acute health care needs.

An in-depth assessment is carried out and an individually designed person-centred plan or care programme is developed, to enable the client to return to their own home and be supported successfully within the community.

Referrals are considered for adults with a learning disability who reside in or originate from North Staffordshire who require in-patient admission due to an acute breakdown in their healthcare needs.

The service will also take ‘out of area’ referrals where there has been an initial assessment undertaken to determine needs and treatment and the funding for the placement has been agreed.

Referrals 

All referrals for admission will be made through the client’s responsible consultant psychiatrist, who will request a multi-disciplinary admissions panel to consider the request for admission.

Individuals must require emergency health care due to the breakdown of their ordinary community placement as a result of experiencing acute healthcare needs in relation to severe and frequent challenging behaviours.

Location

Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

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