Mental health - adult
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Community mental health teams that provide psychiatric, addiction and learning disability services are available across NHS Highland.
These enable many people to receive support and care in their home locality and in non-institutional settings.
If you have concerns about your mental health or depression, you can speak to your GP. All referrals to the community mental health team come through GPs.
Locations
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital, Inverness
New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital on the outskirts of Inverness provides for:
- Adult mental health - in-patient facilities
- Learning disabilities - in-patient, assessment and treatment facilities
Osprey House, Inverness
A purpose-built centre which is a base for substance misuse services and is located on the Raigmore Hospital site. There are Community Psychiatric Nurses for addictions across Highland. Referrals to this service can come from your GP and self-referral.
The Orchard, Inverness
A residential and respite unit and provides trained nurses. Services for children and adolescents with learning disabilities are provided in a community setting managed by the Social Services Department of Highland Council with NHS input.
Braeside Centre, Inverness
To complement other community services, this multi-disciplinary Acute Day Hospital provides a range of therapies for patients from Inverness.
Psychiatry of old age beds
These can be found at:
Mental health assessment team
This team of psychiatric nurses and Staff Grade Psychiatrist assesses unplanned referrals from across Highland.
The team has a remit for assessment and if admission is required, the team can provide up to 72 hours of intensive inpatient assessment, liaising with the sector teams and community teams regarding further care.
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