Children and Young People’s Service – Northumberland – CNTW165

Shortage of Medicines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Your local pharmacy, General Practitioner (GP) and ADHD service work hard to make sure you get the medicines you need, when you need them, but sometimes we experience difficulties in sourcing medicines. Unfortunately, there is a national shortage of many of the medicines we use in ADHD because of increased global demand and manufacturing problems. You can find further information for patients, families and carers on this page.

The Children and Young People’s Service provides a single service to all children and young people aged 0-18 years living in Northumberland who present with mental health difficulties. This includes children and young people who may have learning difficulties and those living in a range of difficult and challenging circumstances.

The service is able to provide:

  • Assessment, diagnosis and intervention on a range of mental health issues.
  • Intensive response and home-based treatment for those children and young people whose mental health is causing significant concern.
  • An intensive Eating Disorder Service to support children and young people on the eating disorder pathway who are at risk of an inpatient admission.
  • A comprehensive transition support package to those young people who are approaching their 18th birthday and may need continuing support as adults.
  • Training, consultation, support and advice to front line staff working in targeted services for children.

How to get referred
Referrals will be accepted from any professional working with child, young person or their family and self referrals can also be made. Referrals are accepted in written form by letter.  Referrals can also be made on the telephone by calling 01670 502 700 or freephone 0800 652 2862

For urgent or emergency referrals requiring a response within 24 hours please call: 0800 652 2861

Contact

Address

Craster St George's Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 2NU

Opening Times

Monday 8am – 8pm Tuesday 8am – 8pm Wednesday 8am – 8pm Thursday 8am – 8pm Friday 8am – 8pm

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