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The Assertive Outreach Service (AOS) is a community-based service for people with severe and enduring psychotic illness who have proven difficult to engage within existing services and who present a high risk to themselves or others. AOS also provides specialist services for the management and…

Bart's City Life Saver is a charity which offers comprehensive training in lifesaving skills, including basic life support (BLS) for adults, children and babies, safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and how to deal with a casualty who is choking. We will equip…

The City and Hackney Wellbeing Network is an association of voluntary sector mental health services that aims to help adult residents of Hackney and the City to prevent the onset of mental health problems and to alleviate issues such as stress, anxiety and low mood.…

The multidisciplinary team provides a community based rehabilitation service for people with severe and enduring mental illness who are resident in Hackney. Interventions may include a combination of medication, psychological therapies, the promotion of social networks, vocational, occupational and employment activities. The team works with…

EQUIP (Early and Quick Intervention for Psychosis) is a psychiatric early intervention service for psychosis. The multi-disciplinary team provides intensive, community-based care and treatment to individuals aged 18-35 who have recently experienced psychotic symptoms and are believed to have a psychotic illness. Patients must have been assessed…

NHS 111 is the non-emergency service to call when you need medical help or advice fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. We're available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and calls are free from landlines and mobile phones. Call 111 if: You…

A Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is the name for the new health commissioning organisation which replaced Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in April 2013. Commissioning organisations are responsible for planning and buying of NHS healthcare across the City and Hackney to meet the needs of the…

Primary Care Mental Health Workers are senior mental health practitioner experienced in the assessment and treatment of mental health problems. We work with GP practices and consultant psychiatrists and play an important role in assessing individuals whose needs fall between primary and secondary care and…

City and Hackney Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) provide help and support to patients aged 18-65 with complex mental health problems or time-limited disorders. Each team is made up of mental health professionals from various health and social care backgrounds, which can include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses,…