Home Treatment Teams support people living in the community, aged 16 years old or above who have moderate to complex or serious mental health problems across Lancashire.
The teams have various functions including assessment, gate keeping and a home treatment function as an alternative to admission. This also includes facilitating early discharge from hospital.
We aim to provide a safe and effective alternative to in-patient care by helping people through times of mental health crisis in their own home environment.
We operate a 24 hour service.
Our aims include:
- We will respond and provide immediate triage by call handler
- Act as a gatekeeper by the prevention of avoidable admission to hospital of persons experiencing mental health crises
- Facilitating admission to hospital or crisis accommodation or day treatment service where this is the most appropriate intervention
- Minimise the length of hospital admission by facilitating early discharge and access to intensive home treatment
The teams are made up of:
- Psychiatrists
- Nurses
- Support Time and Recovery Workers
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Admin Supports
How to access the service
The team accepts referrals for adults (16 years old and over) with severe mental illness with an acute psychiatric crisis of such severity that, without the involvement of a home treatment team, hospitalisation would be necessary.
Referrals will go through the Specialist Triage, Assessment and Referral Team (START), Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm, unless a person is already under the care of a mental health team, in which case their care co-ordinator will refer them directly.
Outside of these hours referrals will be received from all sources.
Contact Details
Central Lancashire
Telephone: 01772 773 433
Address:
Avondale Unit
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
Fylde Coast
Telephone: 01253 956 280
Address:
Gateway
Blackpool Football Stadium
Blackpool
FY1 6EQ
Kendal
Telephone: 01539 715 013
Address:
Garburn House,
Westmorland General Hospital,
Burton Road,
Kendal, Cumbria
LA9 7RG
Lancaster and Morecambe
Telephone: 01524 550 541
Address:
East Barn
Pathfinder Drive
Lancaster
LA1 4JJ
South Lakes
Telephone: 01530 462 500
Address:
Dane Garth
Furness General Hospital
Barrow in Furness
Cumbria
LA14 4LF
West Lancashire
Telephone: 01695 684 161
Address:
Bickerstaffe House
Ormskirk Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2JW
View the AccessAble accessibility guide for Bickerstaffe House.