Where are we:
The Mental Health Older Adult Service is based at Poynder View, Kelso Hospital and at Borders Specialist Dementia Unit (BSDU), BGH.
MHOAT (Central/West): BSDU, BHG Melrsoe TD6 9BS Tel: 01896827105
MHOAT (East/South): Poynder View, Community Hospital, Inch Road Kelso TD5 7JP Tel: 01573226760
Please call either 01896 827105 or 01573 226760 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
We provide a service to people over the age of 70 for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of both cognitive difficulties and functional illness that live in the Scottish Borders. We provide assessment for people of any age with cognitive impairment, once all other causes have been eliminated.
We see people in a variety of setting including at home, in Clinics, in GP surgeries and other community settings.
About our Service:
MHOAS staff teams includes provision of Post Diagnostic Support following Dementia diagnosis (PDS), Care Home and Community Hospital Assessment Team (CHAT) and Community Mental Health team (CMHT)
We liaise, sign-post and refer to other services as appropriate.
Services offered:
- Cognitive assessments
- Diagnosis
- Psychological Therapies- Individual and groups
- Pharmaceutical options
- Occupational Therapy
Staff List:
- Consultant Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Team Manager
- Senior Nurses
- Staff Nurses
- Health care Support Workers
- Admin staff