Community Mental Health Teams (Older People)

Community Mental Health Teams for Older People (CMHTOP) provide a Trustwide service from four Northern Trust localities. CMHTOP provides a service from 9.00am – 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.

Staffing within CMHTOP includes medical, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, support staff and administrative staff. The multidisciplinary teams provide a range of services to individuals with a mental illness over the age of 65 and to adults of any age with a diagnosis of dementia. In addition, the teams provide a range of services and supports for carers of individuals known to CMHTOP.

Each team works with a range of professionals within primary and secondary care and the independent, voluntary and community sectors.

The aim of each CMHTOP is to enable each service user and their carer to be supported to lead as independent a life as possible.

Referrals

There is a single point of access for referrals through the General Practitioner. Referrals for assessment of suspected dementia are also triaged within the CMHTOP.

CMHTOP accepts direct referrals from the Mental Health Liaison Service.