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South Team Triage
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Geographical Areas South Team – Topuni ( South of Kaiwaka & before Wellsford) to Aubrey St & Cross St Regent. North of these areas, North Team Triage, Puriri House, 5 Three Mile Bush Rd, Kamo 430 4101 ext 3502
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Role Overview Entry Point for all Key Stake Holders GP’s Counsellors WINZ Forensic Services Probation Client Self-Referral CATT IPU
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Referrals arrive via; RMS Lite - E-referral Email Fax Phone Contact Self Presentation
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Triage Support Person ; Determines what Team is required for ALL E-Referrals coming in Opens the Jade Case for South Team & TRW referrals Scans all Documentation into Jade Updates & Maintains Caseload List and Spreadsheet Completes all Letters of Correspondence to Referrer and Client
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Triage Nurse ; Referral Screened Checks Jade History Risks/Alerts Concerto Contacts referrer/client if insufficient information available Contact – A face to face appointment is offered, if client is unable to attent or accept – the Triage Assessment is completed via phone. Determines level of risk and degree of urgency Completes Triage Assessment Document Referral discussed at Team’s Meeting for Allocation
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Criteria for Admission to Mental Health Services (NDHB Policy 1:1) Rationale: The Government’s national Mental Health Strategy requires that MHS are delivered to the 3% of people who are most severely affected by mental and addiction illness. All MHS will give priority to those Eligible Persons with the most serious problems. Standard: People are accepted for treatment by the MHS who meet the following criteria; Have an identifiable mental illness, which causing acute distress and/or enduring disability. Are exhibiting behaviour causing acute distress and/or enduring disability and mental illness has not as yet been excluded as the cause of the behaviour.
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Criteria for Admission to Mental Health Services continued… These services will not be available to people whose problems are solely: Violence and anger Intellectual disability (includes post-head injury) with or without behavioural problems Learning difficulties Criminal activities (antisocial behaviours) Parenting difficulties Alcohol and drug abuse Sexual abuse Conduct disorder
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Psychiatrist Support: Medication Review Special Authority Numbers This process occurs via Psychiatrist to GP phone call, letter or when necessary a face to face consult with the client.
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Triage Time Frame Our Time Frame is governed by the NDHB Client Pathway (Mar 2011) – Crisis – Every attempt should be made to attend to a crisis call within 1 hour of referral by CATT Urgent – Face to Face contact between a MH Clinician and client within 24-48hours Non Urgent – Triage/Referral within 2weeks.
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E-Referral Requirements Current Address & contact details Current Medication Reason for referral Action taken prior to referral eg: counselling, trialled medication (effects) History and risk factors Prior investigation – physical attributes Pathology results Urgent referrals must be faxed to crisis team via fax or phone
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