NHS Dorset

Mental Health Services provided in Dorset for Older People

Blandford

Blandford Community MH Team for Older People (CMHT-OP)

The unit is based at:

Blandford Hospital
Milldown
Blandford Forum
DT11 7DD

Telephone: 01305 361745

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Blandford Day Centre

The Blandford Centre is a new facility, part of which caters for people with a range of mental health problems. The centre is based at:

The day hospital is based at:

The Blandford Centre
Heddington Drive
Blandford Forum
DT11 7TP

Telephone: 01258 489307

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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The Betty Highwood Unit

The Betty Highwood Unit is an 18 bed unit providing assessment treatment and respite care for older people with mental health problems. The unit is based at Blandford Community Hospital.

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Bridport

Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT-OP)

The CMHT-OP is based at:

Bridport CMHT - OP
Community Services for Older People
Bridport Community Hospital
Hospital Lane
Bridport
Dorset DT6 5DR

Telephone: 01308 426291

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Greenfields Day Hospital

Greenfields is a day hospital within the grounds of Bridport Community Hospital providing day care Monday to Friday for older people with mental health problems. The days are organised to meet the needs of different types of client problems, which may range from organic illness such as dementia to functional illness such as depression.

The unit is based at:

Greenfields Day Hospital
Bridport Day Centre
Hospital Lane
Bridport
Dorset DT6 5DR

Telephone: 01308 425988

Occupational therapy (or OT) is available to all clients attending day care. It is part of the ongoing treatment and assessment plan.

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Dorchester

Dorchester CMHT-OP

The community mental health team for older people ( CMHT-OP ) helps people who have a mental health problem and live in their own home or a care home.

The Unit is based at:

Dorchester CMHT-OP
Juniper Lodge
The Conifers
Poundbury West Industrial Estate
Dorchester
DT1 2PG

Telephone: 01305 250861
Fax: 01305-251297

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

Melstock House

Melstock House cares for people who need specialised care for mental illness. Patients are admitted through their GP services in the West Dorset area. There are 12 single, en-suite rooms, each with a view of the Dorset countryside. There is also a large indoor garden forming part of the day room.

The Unit is based at:

Melstock House
Forston Clinic
Charminster
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 9TB

Telephone: 01305 361282

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Dorset-Wide Services

Alzheimer's Medication Services (AMS)

AMS is a specialist service offered to people with Alzheimer's disease. The AMS is a nurse led service and receives referrals directly from the consultants in old age psychiatry.

The unit is based at:

Alzheimers Medication Services
Juniper Lodge
The Conifers
Poundbury West Industrial Estate
Dorchester
DT1 2PG

Telephone: 01305 250861
Fax: 01305-251297

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Occupational Therapy Service

An Occupational Therapy service is available to all people who receive our services and Occupational Therapy staff are integrated within all local services.

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Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Community MH Team for Older People (CMHT-OP)

The unit is based at:

Westminster Memorial Hospital
Magdalene Lane
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 8BD

Tel: 01747 475266

The CMHT-OP helps people who have a mental health problem and live in their own home or a care home.

The team have strong links and access to the local Day Centre run by Dorset County Council.

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Sherborne

Sherborne Community MH Team for Older People (CMHT-OP)

The unit is based at:

Stewart Wing
Yeatman Hospital
Back Lane
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3JU

Telephone: 01935 815598

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Weymouth and Portland

Weymouth and Portland Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT-OP)

The CMHT-OP is based at:

Weymouth Community Hospital
Melcombe Avenue
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7TB

Telephone: 01305 762505

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Melcombe Day Unit

The day unit provides assessment and day care facilities for people who have various degrees of dementia.

The unit is based at:

Melcombe Day Hospital
Weymouth Community Hospital Day Hospital
Melcombe Avenue
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7TB

Telephone: 01305 762508

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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Chalbury Unit - Weymouth Community Hospital

The units specialise in people with organic mental health needs.

The unit is based at:

Chalbury Unit
Weymouth Community Hospital
Melcombe Avenue
Weymouth
Dorset DT4 7TB

Telephone: Chalbury North: 01305 762529
Telephone: Chalbury South: 01305 762525

For further information about services provided and opening times please refer to the leaflet below:

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The new NHS Dorset came into being on 1 October 2006. The Trust was formed by the merger of North Dorset Primary Care Trust, South West Dorset Primary Care Trust and South and East Dorset Primary Care Trust.

If you need to contact services provided by one of the former primary care trusts, please use the existing telephone numbers in the relevant leaflets.