The Intermediate Care Mental Health Team provides mental health assessment, interventions, advice and signposting to adults who are receiving support for a physical health conditions from the following services:

  • Active Recovery
  • Stroke Pathway Assessment Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
  • Intermediate Care Beds
  • Integrated Care Team - Therapy (ICT-T)

We work with people with a range of  mental health needs including low mood, depression, anxiety, confusion and memory loss. We will support you to make decisions and develop a plan with you.

We also give advice to professionals to help them better support people with their mental health. 

How is the service accessed?

We accept referrals for anyone aged 18 and over who is receiving support or treatment from the following teams:

  • Integrated Care Team - Therapy (ICT-T)
  • Intermediate Care Beds
  • Active Recovery
  • Liaison Psychiatry
  • Stroke Pathway Assessment Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)

You must have a rehabilitation need for a physical health condition and need extra support with your mental health to help you better engage with your rehabilitation. 

Referrals can be made using SystmOne and must have the consent of the individual prior to referral. 

Take a look at our service eligibility and selection criteria in full here.

What kind of support will I receive?

Our team of Mental Health Nurses offer specialist advice and support to Intermediate Care Teams across Sheffield. The advice we give will depend on the service you are currently being supported by:

Active Recovery

We work with the different health professionals within the Active Recovery Team to help you be at your best and avoid being admitted to hospital.

Stroke Pathway Assessment Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)

Having a stroke can be a scary experience. We can help you deal with anxiety,  worries, low mood, intense emotions, changes in your cognitive ability and adjusting to life after a stroke.

Integrated Care Team - Therapy

The Integrated Care Team - Therapy works in the community to provide rehabilitation and treatment to help you maintain and improve your
independence in your own home. We work closely with their Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists to support your mental health. 

Intermediate Care Beds

We provide mental health support for people close to discharge in the following rehabilitation units:

  • Pexton Grange 
  • Darnal Grange
  • Westbourne House

Sharing your feedback on Care Opinion

Care Opinion is an independent organisation that gives you the chance share your experience of using our services, to help us make changes that benefit everyone. 

We want you to share honest feedback about our services. Good or bad we want to hear what you think. 

You can choose how much detail you want to go into about your personal story, but if there’s anything we could improve on we want to know. 

You can give feedback by filling in the form below.

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Contact us

Manager: Debbie Kay
0114 226 6500 (option 2)
0114 307 8151 (to leave an answerphone message)

Address

Lightwood House
Lightwood Lane
Sheffield
S8 8BG
United Kingdom

Operating hours

The service operates between 8am and 4pm from Monday to Friday.

You can call us on 0114 226 6500 (option 2) or to leave a message on our answerphone please phone 0114 307 8151 - This is checked twice daily in office hours and someone from the team will get back to you.

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