How our service can help you
The service provides assessment and short-term intensive treatment (up to 6 weeks) for older people experiencing a major mental health concern that may otherwise require a period of hospital admission.
The team comprises a consultant psychiatrist, advanced nurse practitioner, community psychiatric nurses, and mental health support Wwrkers.
We also provide a specialised short-term care pathway (up to 2 weeks) called dementia intensive support. This offers a holistic care approach to people experiencing severe behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia.
We promote independence and recovery with older people and their carers to an agreed care plan which aims to offer a high level of support at home, or in a care establishment. For people who have been in hospital we can help facilitate an earlier discharge by offering a short period of supported discharge at home.
For people who require continuing or longer-term support we can refer to other pathway teams within older peoples mental health esrvices. This ensures patients receive long-term treatment and therapy as appropriate.
Contact the service
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Peterborough
Maple Unit
The Cavell Centre
Edith Cavell Healthcare Campus
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
T: 01733 776050
Cambridge
Beechcroft
Fulbourn Hospital
Cambridge
CB21 5EF
T: 01223 726300
- Business Hours/Visiting Hours: 8am - 8pm every day, including weekends and Bank Holidays
Carers Information
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A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
At Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, we value the often life-long support carers provide and recognise them as equal care partners. We want to offer as much guidance and reassurance as possible, to help you in your caring role. You can find general information and support for adult carers, young carers and parent carers by following this link.
