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Healthcare professionals

If you are supporting a patient who is 

struggling with how they are feeling,

we are here to help.  

We are here to support your patients with any stress, anxiety or depression they may be experiencing. We provide a range of  courses, online support, one-to-one therapy and guided self-help.

We encourage self-referral into our service. Patients get the most from our treatments when they are motivated and ready to change. This also means they can manage their own appointments.

If English is not their first language, of if they find technology or forms hard, you can fill out the referral form for them. You can download our service booklet in these languages: Arabic, Farsi Persian, Polish, Slovak, Urdu, Kurdish (Sorani). We also have leaflets available in Chinese (simplified) and Ukranian. The website is also fully translatable. 

Please make sure you have the patient's consent (including contact details). They should also fully understand the reason for the referral. Please make sure they receive the Sheffield Talking Therapies booklet or a link to How we can help page. 

We will update GPs by sending a letter after assessment and when the patient finishes treatment. 

You can take a look at the things we can and cannot help with by clicking on the boxes below.

We are an adult service, working with anyone over the age of 18. We have no upper age limit, as long as the patient has no significant cognitive impairment.

Patients should be willing and able to attend regular appointments and make changes. 

We are trained to offer short term treatment for the following common mental health problems:

  • Depression/low mood
  • Anxiety including Generalised anxiety/worry (GAD), Social anxiety, Phobias, Panic, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Unfortunately, we are not trained to work with people who are:

  • Experiencing serious mental illness including current or previous symptoms or diagnosis of personality disorder, psychosis or bipolar disorder
  • Experiencing a crisis or require support to keep themselves safe (including current domestic abuse)
  • Struggling with drug or alcohol misuse
  • Wanting help with childhood abuse or complex trauma (multiple events over a long period of time)

We are also unable to offer treatment to any patient who is on a psychological waiting list or receiving therapy elsewhere.

If you are unsure whether Sheffield Talking Therapies is suitable for your patient, you can call our admin team on 0114 2264380 and ask to speak to a duty worker.

We can join GP practice meetings or other events to share information about our service and answer any questions.

You may have a Talking Therapies clinician at your GP surgery. You can always ask them for more information.

Health and Wellbeing Team

We understand patients who are living with a long-term health conditon are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. 

The Health and Wellbeing team is suitable for patients who experience Low mood and/or anxiety associated with:

  • Beyond Cancer (following successful treatment)
  • Diabetes (Type 1 and 2)
  • Fatigue and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Health Anxiety (worry and anxiety about physical health symptoms in the absence of a diagnoseable condition) 
  • Heart conditions; stable angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, cardiac event ( 12 weeks post event and following cardiac rehabilitation) 
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Long Covid
  • Persistent Pain
  • Respiratory conditions: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) 
  • Skin Conditions
  • Tinnitus

We can see patients from outside Sheffield if they are currently under a consultant's care at STH NHS FT for one of the long term conditions we work with (above). Other local NHS Talking Therapies services in Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, and north Derbyshire also work with the same range of long term conditions as the Sheffield Talking Therapies service. 

What does the Health and Wellbeing Team offer?

In the Health and wellbeing team, we help patients see how their physical health links to their mental health. We provide various treatments to help patients with anxiety and/or depression linked to their long term health condition. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness approaches. 

How can a patient access the Health and Wellbeing service?

To access the health and wellbeing service, we could encourage patients to self-refer in the same way and tick which health condition they are diagnosed with (and is impacting on their mood). 

If you are a health professional completing the referral form on behalf of a patient pleas make sure the patient is aware and consenting to the referral.

  • Please see general suitability criteria above
  • Long term condition is impacting on mood
  • Patient is ready to engage and feels a psychological approach would be helpful
  • Medical investigations have been completed (where appropriate)
  • If a patient is newly diagnosed, they might need some time to adjust before referring to talking therapy
  • The patient's physical health is in a crisis phase or is unstable and quickly getting worse
  • The patient is waiting for results or undergoing significant changes in medication/treatment
  • The patient is at the end of life or palliative care
  • The patient has complex/multiple health conditions that would not benefit from a short-term intervention

If you are unsure whether the Health and Wellbeing service is suitable, you can call our admin team on 0114 2264380 and ask to speak to a duty worker. 

How can I prepare my patient for Talking Therapies?

A great first step is to share some self-help material. We have a range of self-help resources on our website that patients can read and videos to watch. Some are also available in easy read and the pages can be translated. 

If a patient is feeling a bit anxious or wants to know more about the referral process and treatment, please show them what to expect. 

Our Sheffield Talking Therapies Outcome Measures can be downloaded HERE.

 

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Next review date:
10 November 2022