Specialities
	Admission and Assessment
	Admission Process Screening of all referrals is completed by the Responsible Medical Officer and Clinical Team against the relevant Admission Criteria. Click here for Service Summaries. Contact is made with family (where applicable)/carers and Social Worker. Two Members of the Clinical Team arrange an assessment visit. Following assessment a decision regarding admission is made by the Clinical Team. Following acceptance Initial Care Plan and Risk Assessment is completed prior to admission, including allocation of Keyworker and named nurse. This includes any special nursing requirements. When a bed is available the preparation for admission will usually take 2-3 weeks. Please refer to Admission Criteria given within the Service Summaries for further information. Risk Assessment reviewed within the first 4 weeks of admission. Assessment The initial assessment period is 16 weeks and involves individual assessments carried out by appropriate members of the team. This includes core assessments by: Psychiatry Nursing Psychology Occupational Therapy Social Work Education Speech and Language Therapy Basic health check Other therapies include: Dietitian Physiotherapy Art Therapy Psychotherapy The first Risk Assessment is reviewed and any amendments made. Each team member reports on his or her findings and an initial multi-disciplinary care plan is formulated in preparation for the first Clinical Review. The patient's first clinical review takes place at the end of the assessment period and a decision is made whether the individual's needs can be met on the unit.