We are a free and confidential service available to anyone aged 16 and over, registered with a GP in Central, South and West Cheshire.
Our service exclusively offers evidence-based, short-term talking therapies designed to help with common mental health concerns, such as:
Low Mood
Anxiety or worry
Stress
Depression
Please note we cannot provide support to people who are in crisis or unable to keep themselves safe.
If you feel unable to keep yourself safe and require support, please call NHS 111 and select the mental health option to talk to a mental health professional. They will be able to support you to get the help/advice you need. The service is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You should still call 999 or go to A&E if you have an immediate, life-threatening emergency requiring mental or physical health assistance.
To make your first booking appointment at Leighton Hospital (which should ideally take place between 6-12 weeks of pregnancy) please complete the Mid Cheshire Badger Notes SPA Referral Form – https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/our-services/maternity
It is important that you refer for maternity care as soon as possible after finding out you are pregnant to ensure we can give you an appointment at the right time. Your request will be processed and you will be contacted within 4 weeks.
If you think you are 10 weeks pregnant or more, please do not complete this form and contact Maternity Outpatient’s Department at Leighton Hospital by telephone on 01270 273127, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm (excluding bank holidays).
Emergency Care Practitioners / Paramedics
Emergency Care Practitioners are advanced paramedic practitioners working autonomously within the community, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to:
Minor illness or injury
chest pains
abdominal pains
headaches
and other acute presentations within their competence.
They practice at an advanced level having the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty.
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapists consider your strengths, abilities and physical and mental health care needs.
They find out what you want and need to be able to do and then consider if your environment (home, workplace etc.) supports or hinders your ability to do those things. They can then explore ways to make life easier and support you to manage daily tasks and activities within your abilities.
Occupations are any activity that we need, want or like to do to live and to look after our physical and mental health. They can be self-care, productive or leisure.
Primary Care OTs at your GP surgery offer short term, preventative and practical support to help you do the activities that matter to you.
Veterans in Mind works collaboratively with you to provide support and care with a focus on improving psychological wellbeing, increasing social networks and promoting long-term recovery. We deliver timely, effective clinical treatment and welfare support to ex-forces personnel who suffer from ongoing psychological issues resulting from their time serving in the Armed Forces.
These can include moderate to severe problems with depression, anxiety, substance misuse, trauma, adjustment disorders and other difficulties. Through our partnerships, we can offer some support to ex-forces personnel and their families in relation to housing, financial, and social needs.
Social Prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and services for practical and emotional support.
Social Prescriber referrals are for patients with issues that are impacting on health and wellbeing. They are not clinical support but can provide support and information on different areas.
Areas of Support
Finances
Housing
Social Isolation
Employment
Carer Support
Bereavement
Non-urgent advice:
Patients can be referred via their practice or patients can self-refer by emailing cmicb-cheshire.northwichsp@nhs.net or asking a member of the surgery team to refer on patients behalf.
What happens if I’m asked to speak to a Social Prescriber?
One of the team, Donna, Lauren or Wendy will contact you usually by telephone initially and a convenient appointment will be arranged. These can be via telephone or in person. They will ask you a bit about yourself and explain the support they can offer you.
MSK Practitioner
MSK practitioners are first contact physiotherapists operating at an advanced level of clinical practice, with skills to assess, diagnose, treat and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and undifferentiated conditions.
This will involve seeing patients, without prior referral form from their GP, to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis; including ordering imaging, developing a management plan, and referring, if necessary.
They work independently in clinical practice and do not require day to day supervision
Domestic Violence and Abuse
We are trained about domestic abuse and specialist workers are available to support you, we are an IRIS practice. You can talk to doctors, nurses and other members of our team if you are being hurt or controlled by your current or ex-partner, are afraid of someone at home or a member of your family. You can also contact 0300 123 7047 option 2 and ask to speak to your local IRIS Advocate Educator.
The Open the Door website also has lots of information to help if you or someone you know who is in a relationship that doesn’t quite feel right. Visit the link below for advice and access to self-support services:
Your Care Co-ordinators at Danebridge are Sammy and Milly. Care co-ordinators within GP practices, act as a central point of support for patients to review needs and coordinate services allowing them to access what they need, when they need it.
Who we can help
Examples of patients who may want to access the service are:
Recently discharged patients with ongoing care needs
Patient with a new diagnosis who may need support from local or national groups
Patients with long term or complex care needs
Patients who frequently access the practice and/or other care environments
Non-urgent advice: How do I get a referral to these services?
When you contact the practice your request will usually be triaged by the GP or healthcare professional If they feel you would benefit from the input of one of the team they will ask for you to be referred to our care coordinator.
Well Person Clinics
As part of our Health Promotion Programme we are pleased to be able to offer health screening checks which are carried out by our practice nurses. This is of particular importance if you have not recently seen your doctor.
Non-urgent advice:
Appointments for the well person clinic can be made by contacting reception and are free of charge.
