London Borough of Croydon

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Croydon integrated mental health of older adults

Croydon Mental Health of Older Adults (MHOA) Service became an integrated service from 1 April 2003. This has and will continue to lead to the greater integration of health and social care assessment and services, and benefit users and carers though closer and more effective working.

The integrated service forms part of the Mental Health of Older Adults Directorate of South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Trust and the Older People, Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment Division of Croydon Social Services.

It provides an integrated management structure for health and social services of the specialist teams developed by both agencies to look after older people requiring mental health services and people of all ages with dementia.  The services involved are:

  • Central Croydon CMHT for Older Adults
  • North Croydon CMHT for Older Adults
  • South Croydon CMHT for Older Adults
  • Chelsham House In-patient Unit
  • Chelsham House Day Assessment Unit
  • Morland Day Service
  • Bensham Day Service
  • Coleby Satellite Day Centre
  • Croydon Memory Service
  • Psychological Therapies Service
  • Amberley Lodge Continuing Care Home
  • MHOA Liaison Service to Mayday University Hospital

Croydon is the second largest London borough in terms of geographical size but has the largest population of older people in London with approximately 45,600. The service works extremely closely with Croydon Social Services Department, Croydon Primary Care Trust, Mayday University Hospital, other statutory agencies and a range of voluntary and community organisations.

The service actively stimulates a learning environment and evaluative approach through an active research, development and audit programme and benefits through the close links between the SLaM MHOA Directorate and the Institute of Psychiatry, part of King's College London.

For further details on Service Profile, Borough Management Team and the Management structure please see attached documents below.

Contact Details

Contact name
Tony McDonald
Job title
Head of Croydon Integrated Mental Health of Older Adults
& MHOA Performance Management
Department
Health & Social Services
Telephone
020 8776 4278
Fax
020 8776 4340
Email
tony.McDonald@slam.nhs.uk
Address
Chelsham House
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Monks Orchard Road
Kent BR3 3BX
Website
http://www.slam.nhs.uk

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