During your stay your relative/ friend will be assigned a clinical team to assist them in meeting their care needs.
There is a regular meeting called a Multi-Disciplinary Meeting (MDM). The people who attend this meeting may include Nursing and Medical staff, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists where appropriate. You can request to meet with any team member or the entire team at the MDM to discuss your friend/relative's care with their consent.
The Social Worker from the ward may ask if it is ok for them to complete a visit to your home, with the consent of the service user. This is so we can establish any relevant background information and your views and your perspective.
All staff are unable to accept gifts or gratuities.
The Care Programme Approach (CPA) is a way that services are assessed, planned, co-ordinated and reviewed for someone with mental health problems or a range of related complex needs.
A CPA meeting will take place 3 months after admission and then six monthly. Family Friends and Carers can be invited if the service user agrees.
We take your safety very seriously. We have adult Safeguarding procedures in place so that we can reduce the potential for any form of abuse, and prevent abuse from occurring.
Preventing abuse should occur in the context of person-centred support and personalisation, empowering individuals to make choices and supporting them to manage risks. If you make a disclosure of abuse, you will be listened to and the correct protocols followed.
Patients have the right to choose how much information is shared with their carer, family member or significant person in their life. For example, you might decide they can come to your Care Programme Approach review meetings, or to just be part of these meetings.
Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are a diverse group of practitioners who deliver high quality care to patients by carrying out assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge, across a range of settings in the NHS, local authorities, independent and voluntary sectors, breaking down organisational boundaries.
Their aim is to further improve services provided by AHPs to achieve better outcomes for patients after illness and injury.
They are well-placed to innovate and develop new models of care and are key to our integration of health and social care.
AHPs are the third largest group of practitioners who, in the main, are first contact practitioners. In the NHS alone they account for 1 in 10 staff.
MPFT employs over 1,000 AHPs across its whole portfolio of services, making up around one-eighth of the workforce.
Information about the roles we offer appear below. Search NHS careers for more information.
Dietitians assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual and wider public health level. Uniquely, Dietitians use the most up to date public health and scientific research on food, health and disease, which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices.
Professional body:
"Occupational therapy provides practical support to empower people to facilitate recovery and overcome barriers preventing them from doing the activities (or occupations) that matter to them. This support increases people's independence and satisfaction in all aspects of life." - Royal College of Occupational Therapy, 2019
You will find Occupational Therapists in Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust working in a range of mental health, physical health and social services applying their specialist knowledge and expertise. This includes community and in patient settings.
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists
What is Occupational Therapy? - RCOT
These information leaflets will help you to find out more about Occupational Therapy and how it can help you reach your goals:
Occupational Therapy at Hatherton Centre (pdf)
Occupational Therapy at Clee (pdf)
A service user guide to occupational therapy in forensic settings - Youtube
If you have communication difficulties, we can help you build on your communication skills.
We can help your care team understand how to communicate with you.
We can support you to understand your care pathway and therapy program.