Mental Health First Contact Practitioner
What services does the Mental Health FCP
provide?
The primary function is around mental health assessment, advice and signposting enabling faster and more efficient access to appropriate health and social care services Mental health medication advice and management.
What is the patient care pathway?
The patient’s journey starts the minute they access the service. The reception staff in a GP practice are key to ensuring that patients are matched to the right health professional when they contact the service; they are able to quickly triage an individual’s needs in a systematic, efficient and compassionate manner.
NHS Talking Therapy
Please check the VitaMinds videos and information leaflet below for more help:
Older Adults https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCv6QY3zHgI video
Young Adults https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTifjDS6IU8 video
VitaMinds also offer therapy for those suffering with long term conditions if they are struggling mentally. They can help patients deal with the mental side of the long-term condition. They are ten days wait from referral to assessment now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qKMT2CchQ
Check Vita Mind podcast for those who may be struggling and having anxieties when going through the menopause. Patients can self-refer to the service. There are ten days from referral to assessment now.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1913928/11449773
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