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Parents and Carers

We recognise it can be a worrying time when your Child/Young Person is struggling with their mental health. As key people in your Child/Young Person's life, we work alongside parents, carers and families, where appropriate, to support you to feel empowered to best support your Child.

 

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We are committed to involving and supporting carers and family members as partners in the care of people using our services. We are Gold Star members of the Carers' Trust's Triangle of Care membership scheme that promotes shared working between carers, professionals and people using services.

Information for Carers

Supporting someone with a mental health difficulty can be difficult and sometimes lonely. Having good information at the right time and knowing where to get help and support can make all the difference.

We encourage direct communication with our teams should you have any concerns or would like to understand more about the support available to you as a family member or someone in a caring role.

Advice and Support for Carers, Friends and Family

CAMHS Early Help (Trailblazer and CWP teams) have been developing a number of videos for parents, teens and school staff on a range of mental health and wellbeing topics. Link to the youtube channel is below and we are also adding new videos regularly.

Children & Young People's Wellbeing Service Videos

Family Ambassadors

In SWLSTG we are pleased to announce that we have now have two Family Ambassadors. They work alongside parents and/or carers to ensure the needs and views of parents and families who have a young person on one of our inpatient wards are heard and supported. Our Family Ambassadors help us to ensure that the parents and families are engaged in their young person’s pathway, enabling their voice and opinions to be heard and acted upon. Please speak to a member of the ward to staff where you child or young person is based to find out more about how you link in with your local Ambassador.

Wisteria Ward inpatient service

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) help young people who are experiencing mental health issues.

These services are provided in community locations as well as in our inpatient wards (Aquarius, Wisteria and Corner House) based at Springfield University Hospital

Video with Dr Diana Cassell, Clinical Director CAMHS

Wisteria Ward

Wisteria Ward is a 12-bed inpatient Eating Disorder service for young people aged 11-18. The service is commissioned by NHS England and managed within the South London Partnership CAMHS Tier 4 provider collaborative. 

Depending on your needs you will see a variety of people including Social Workers, Mental Health practitioners, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Systemic Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians and Psychiatrists. Some of our key staff include:

  • Ward Manager
  • Consultant Psychiatrists 
  • Associate Specialists 
  • Modern Matron
  • Psychologists and Psychotherapists 
  • Allied Health Professionals 

If you use our services, you will receive an assessment of your mental health needs and a care plan detailing the support you will receive.

Wisteria ward is typically a friendly, peaceful environment. However, things can get noisier at times. The staff are easy to get along with and will do all they can to help you.

During the day there are activities, groups and school.

Young people will be allocated a named nurse and named doctor who will be the main points of contact for young people and their parents/carers.

Conditions we treat

Young people who use our services get an assessment of their mental health needs and a plan of the care and support they will receive. You will also have one named person who co-ordinates your care and support. This person will be called either a named professional or a care co-ordinator. This person will be your main point of contact and you can speak to them about how your treatment and support are going.

 

We cover the following conditions:

Binge Eating

Anorexia nervosa

Bulimia

Eating disorders

Wisteria ward is a friendly, peaceful environment. However, things can get noisier at times! The staff are easy to get along with and will do all they can to help you.

During the day there are activities, groups and school.

Young people will be allocated a named nurse and named doctor who will be the main points of contact for young people and their parents/carers.

Referrals

Referrals are accepted from Tier 3 and Tier 4 CAMHS services.

All referrals go through the South London Partnership Bed Management team.

Referrals can be made by a range of services including CAMHS, Paediatricians, Social Services, Schools, and GP's. We do not accept self referrals. 

We encourage telephone contact to discuss potential referrals. Following this a referral form is completed and sent via secure e-mail to the unit. The unit is commissioned by NHS England and referrals are accepted from within the UK. For referrals outside England funding will need to be agreed with the local team prior to admission.

 

Telephone: 020 3513 5917

Email: admin.wisteria@swlstg.nhs.uk

 Newton Building

Entrance 7

Springfield University Hospital

Glenburnie Road

London

SW17 7DJ

 

Our opening hours

24 hours

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust - Google Maps

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/our-key-locations/hospital/springfield-university-hospital

National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Corner House

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) help Deaf Children and Young people who are experiencing mental health issues.

 

Corner House Welcome video

How we help

Corner House is part of the National Deaf CAMH Service at South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust. Corner House is an inpatient unit providing Tier 4 care to Young People from England, aged 11-17 years. 

Corner House provides a 24-hour inpatient deaf environment, in which deaf young people and their families can receive the mental health assessment and interventions that they require, in an appropriate culture and communication environment. Corner House works closely with the outpatient teams, families and young people's networks to ensure that young people are discharged as soon as they can be, with appropriate recommendations and community support. 

The service comprises of a six bedded inpatient unit. All of the young people admitted are deaf and are likely to use a variety of communication means, including British Sign Language (BSL), and Sign Supported English (SSE) and spoken language. 

Corner House provides three pathways of care: complex assessment pathway; complex mental health pathway; and treatment review pathway. Most young people will have an initial stay of around six weeks. On admission, goals and estimated timescales will be individually agreed.  A full therapeutic daily programme is provided including specialist education, individual and group work, alongside a range of age appropriate leisure activities.  

The service has both deaf and hearing staff. All staff have Deaf awareness and study BSL. BSL interpreters are always available where required.

 

Referrals

Referrals can be made by a range of services including CAMHS, Community Paediatricians, Audiologists, Social Services, Schools for the Deaf, Hearing Impaired units, GPs and National Deaf CAMHS.

Referrals are made via a referral form, which can be obtained by emailing/calling Corner House.

Corner House operates from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon and therefore is not suitable for young people requiring 24-7 mental health care. 

We are committed to: 

  • Respect and promotion of deaf culture, British Sign Language and ensuring services are accessible to all
  • The employment of deaf mental health staff
  • Carer and service user involvement in all aspects of care
  • Good working relationships with our National Deaf CAMHS colleagues  

Corner House

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Springfield Hospital

Elizabeth Newton Building

Elizabeth Newton Way

London SW17 0YG

Tel: 020 3513 6860

 

Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS)

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) help young people who are experiencing mental health issues.

Video with Dr Diana Cassell, Clinical Director CAMHS

Adolescent Outreach Team (AOT)

The Adolescent Outreach Team is a multidisciplinary community team, working across South West London, with the aim of helping young people to avoid inpatient mental health care by working more intensively with them in the community during a period of mental health crisis. Once the presentation has stabilised their care is transferred back to their local CAMHS team.

This service is for Young People aged 12-18 years who are experiencing an acute crisis in their mental health and who might be at risk of needing an inpatient admission owing to the severity of their illness or risk.

We have Specialist Nurses, Senior Support Workers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Family Therapist.

A young person will have a key worker allocated and other staff will become involved according to the interventions/treatment required.

We see Young People at least once per week and this can be in their home, school, CAMHS clinic or other community venues. We also work with parents/carers to provide information, support and advice and to share risk management. We liaise with school and other services within the Young Person's support network, as appropriate. Owing to the nature of the presentations, we do not operate a waiting list and, if a referral is accepted, we will usually offer an assessment within a few days.

Referrals

Referrals are only accepted from Tier 3 CAMHS Services and need to be supported by a Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist.

Referrals are accepted on a 'Form 1' emailed to AOTAdmin@swlstg.nhs.uk

We are unable to accept self referrals.

Springfield University Hospital
1st Floor Newton Building, Building 3
61 Glenburnie Road
Tooting
London
SW17 7DJ

Telephone: 020 3513 5000
Email: AOTAdmin@swlstg.nhs.uk

Our opening hours

Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 8.00pm

Conditions we treat

We cover the following conditions:

Anxiety disorders in children https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/10

Bipolar disorder https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/12

Depression https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/18

Obsessive compulsive disorder https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/26

Post-traumatic stress disorder https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/31

Psychotic episodes https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/conditions-a-z/syndicatedcondition/33

 

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