{"id":542,"date":"2025-01-10T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/referral-pathways\/referral-pathways-behaviour-support\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T13:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T13:46:35","slug":"referral-pathways-behaviour-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/referral-pathways-behaviour-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Behaviour Support: Referral Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-i-make-a-referral\">How do I make a referral?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Contact your GP and ask them to refer the resident to&nbsp;<strong>Psychiatry of Old Age through SCI-Gateway.<\/strong>&nbsp;The referrals are then triaged to the appropriate team and we will aim to make contact within a week of receiving the referral. If there is already a CPN involved with the resident then discuss with them whether a referral to the Behaviour Support Services would be appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">If you have any questions and want to get in touch with the teams directly:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edinburgh-behaviour-support-service-ebss\">Edinburgh Behaviour Support Service (EBSS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Covers all care homes in the Edinburgh Health &amp; Social Care Partnership<br>Tel: 01315376044<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:EBSS@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">EBSS@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"east-lothian-care-home-assessment-support-and-education-elchase\">East Lothian Care Home Assessment, Support and Education (ELCHASE)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Cover all the care homes in the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership.<br>Tel: 01620642751<br>Email: &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ELCHASE.clinical@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">ELCHASE.clinical@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"west-lothian-psychological-approach-team-welpat\">West Lothian Psychological Approach Team (WELPAT)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Covers all the care homes in the West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership.<br>Tel: 01506 524095 <br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:WeLPATservice@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">WeLPATservice@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"useful-resources-which-the-teams-use-routinely\">&nbsp;Useful resources which the teams use routinely:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-list has-regular-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/4AT-for-assessing-delirium.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4AT for assessing delirium<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Abbey-Pain-Scale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbey Pain Scale<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/ABC-chart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC chart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Quick-guide-for-completing-ABC-Charts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick guide for completing ABC charts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Frequency-chart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frequency Chart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/03\/Cornell-Scale-with-Instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cornell Scale with instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I make a referral? 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