INTRODUCTION TO FIFE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
Specialist Services
1.
Old Age Psychiatry
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Westfield Day Hospital, Whyteman’s Brae.
Stratheden Hospital, Cupar.
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.
2.
Rehabilitation
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Stratheden Hospital,Cupar (Fife wide).
3.
Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit
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Stratheden Hospital Cupar (Fife wide).
4.
Addictions
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Community Drugs Team & Community Alcohol
Team at Whytemann’s Brae Hospital and at
Cameron Hospital, Windygates.
5.
Child and Adolescent
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Playfield House, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar (Fife
wide).
6.
Learning Disabilities
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Lynebank hospital, Dunfermline (Fife wide).
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Forensic
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Inpatients in IPCU.
Community Forensic Team at Lynebank Hospital.
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Assertive outreach
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Designated Consultant Psychiatrist for West Fife.
North East Fife and Central Fife within General
Adult remit. Central Fife has Gemini team for
patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
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Psychotherapy
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No dedicated medical time
10.
General Hospital Liaison
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Within General Adult Psychiatric remit.
11.
Eating disorders
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General Adult Psychiatric remit with access to
specialist tertiary service in Edinburgh
Anorexia Nervosa Intensive Treatment Team
based at Stratheden Hospital for severe illnesses.
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12.
Perinatal Psychiatry
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Within General Adult Psychiatric remit – specialist
in-patient unit at St John’s Hospital, Livingston.
13.
Dual diagnosis
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Within General Adult Psychiatric remit.
SUPPORTING SERVICES
1. Department of Clinical Psychology Department led by the Area Head of Psychology Services
based at Stratheden Hospital.
2.
Community Psychiatric Nursing Services General Adult - teams located in catchment areas
(2 teams in West Fife, 3 teams in central and 2 teams in North East Fife).
3.
The Fife wide Occupational Therapy Service covers the 3 sectors in Fife and provides a
service to acute, rehabilitation and community for both over and under 65 year old patients. The
service includes assessment of functional capacity and deficit, therapeutic activity, specific
evidence based interventions and discharge planning.
4.
Social Work Department (Fife Council) There is an MHO team, the mental health team and
the community care team. The Social Work Deparment commissions supporting people care
from a number of providers.
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5.
Specialist Pharmacy Services Specialist mental health pharmacy managers work closely with
clinicians, provide information to patients and carers and work on local protocols.
In April 2005, 3 Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) were established in Fife, one in
Dunfermline / West Fife, one in Kirkcaldy / Levenmouth and one in Glenrothes / North East Fife.
CHPs provide a focus for integration between primary care and specialist services and with social care
and their overarching objective is better health and better health outcomes for the communities they
serve.
The Mental Health Service in Fife is hosted by the Kirkcaldy / Levenmouth CHP. Some General
Practices in Glenrothes have attached Mental Health Nurse Practitioners or counselling services.
NON-STATUTORY / VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
Fife has many such organizations, which include:1.
Scottish Association for Mental
Health
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Evergreen Project, Kirkcaldy (Horticulture)
Stratheden Project, Cupar (Horticulture and motor
mechanics)
SAMHS Pantry, Dalgety Bay (Catering).
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National Schizophrenia Fellowship
Scotland
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The Cottage, Cupar
Fife Families Support Project (carers)
Fife Hearing Voices Network.
3.
Supporting People Initiative
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Independent providers commissioned by Social Work
Housing Associations e.g. Richmond Fellowship,
Penumbra, Barony etc.
4.
Substance Misuse
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DAPL (Drug and Alcohol Project Leven)
FAAS (Fife Alcohol Advisory Service)
FIRST (partly NHS - Fife Intensive Rehabilitation &
Substance Misuse Team)
Forensic Drug Treatment Team (NHS)
Community Drugs Team (NHS)
5.
Day Centres
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Contact Point in Kirkcaldy and Buckhaven (Barony)
6.
Vocational Training / Employment
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FEAT (Fife Employment Access Trust)
FACET (Fife ARTS & Crafts Enterprise Training)
Stratheden Garden Project and Castle Furniture Project
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Activities
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Boomerang Project, Glenrothes
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Miscellaneous
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Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project
Express Group (Fife)
Couple Counselling (Fife)
CRUSE, Bereavement Care, Scotland
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