Acute Liaison Service and Liaison Psychiatry for older persons

We help people with mental health needs who are attending A&E or are inpatients at Northampton and Kettering general hospitals and those who have physical health needs which affect their mental health. Out-of-hours support is also provided.

Type

Acute Liaison Service and Liaison Psychiatry for Older Persons

We are a small specialist mental health team made up of Psychiatrists, Mental Health experts. We are based within Northampton and Kettering general hospitals.

We offer a compassionate, and non-judgemental service for patients aged 65 and over who are experiencing mental health problems. While receiving treatment for their physical health within the general hospital’s wards. We also give advice and support to the family and carers of the patient.

 

Our service includes assessment, support, brief interventions and discharge planning. Our team is made up of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and occupational therapists.

Who is this service for? Adults aged 18 years and over with acute mental health problems.

How to access this service: Referrals come from A&E departments and inpatient wards at Kettering and Northampton general hospitals.

 

Contact us

North of the county
Kettering General Hospital, A&E
othwell Road
Kettering
Northants, NN16 8UZ

Telephone: 01536 491707

South of the county
Northampton General Hospital, A&E
Cliftonville
Northampton
Northants, NN1 5BD

Telephone:  01604 545045

Mon-Sun: 24 hour
365 days

Mental health, learning disabilities and speciality services

  1. Acute Liaison Service and Psychiatry for Older Persons
  2. Adult ADHD, Autism and Tourette’s Team (AAATT)
  3. Adult Inpatients Acute
  4. Adult Inpatient Low Secure
  5. Adult Inpatient Specialist
  6. Adult Inpatient PICU
  7. At Risk Mental State Service
  8. Community Mental Health Adult - Early Intervention N’Step
  9. Community Mental Health Transformation
  10. Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team
  11. Crisis cafés
  12. Crisis Houses: The Warren and The Martins
  13. Custody Healthcare Team
  14. Eating Disorders Service
  15. ECT and Ketamine Therapy - The Treatment Centre
  16. Forensic Team
  17. Gender Identity Clinic
  18. Health Based Place of Safety
  19. IPS Employment Service
  20. Northamptonshire NHS Talking Therapies
  21. Learning Disabilities
  22. Maternal Loss Psychology Service
  23. Memory Assessment Service
  24. Northants Personality Disorder Hub
  25. Older Adults Community Services
  26. Older People’s Inpatient Acute
  27. Peer support service
  28. RECONNECT - Care after custody
  29. Planned Care and Recovery Treatment Service
  30. Police Liaison & Triage
  31. Recovery College
  32. rTMS - Centre for Neuromodulation
  33. Secured Services
  34. Serenity Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
  35. Specialist perinatal mental health
  36. The Mental Health Number
  37. Urgent Care and Assessment Team
  38. Younger Persons with Dementia Team