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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, a medical charity based at Bart's Hospital, offers training in lifesaving skills to people living or working in central London, including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Our focus is on providing comprehensive training at a time that suits…

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…

The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) provides confidential information and support to patients, their families and carers.  We aim to: Provide confidential, on-the-spot advice, support and information Listen to your concerns, suggestions and queries to learn what the hospital gets right, what it gets wrong…

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…

The East London NHS Foundation Trust's Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) provides on-the-spot information, advice and support on matters related to Trust services to patients, their relatives and their carers. We: Listen to patients' concerns, queries and suggestions Help to sort out difficulties with accessing…

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…