East Lothian CHP

A Brief Summary of the Main Services Provided by East Lothian Community Health Partnership (CHP)

• Community Learning Disability Service
• Psychology Department (Adult Services)
• Occupational Therapy (Adult Services)
• Physiotherapy Services (Adult Services)
• Speech and Language Therapy (Adult Services)
• Podiatry
• Mental Health Services (Adult)
• Health Visitors
• District Nurses
• Stop Smoking Services
• Public Health and Health Promotion
• Nutrition & Dietetics Service
• Medical and Geriatric inpatient assessment (Roodlands Hospital)
• Day Case Surgery (Roodlands Hospital)
• Continuing Care for Frail Elderly
• Elderly with serious mental illness including dementia
• Wide range of Outpatient Services (mainly Roodlands Hospital)
• Diagnostic Services (mainly Roodlands Hospital)
• Day Hospital Services for the Elderly
• Occupational Therapy
• Psychology

Integrated Children’s Services Network

The development of children’s services, and Child Protection in particular, are very much part of the CHP priorities. Many NHS Children’s Services are managed directly as part of the integrated (NHS) Children’s Services Directorate of the Lothian University Hospitals Division (UHD). We work closely with UHD, East Lothian Council’s Social Work and Education Departments, the Police, voluntary sector and other partners within the national policy framework, 'For Scotland’s Children'.

Local Health Networks

As well as our ‘directly managed’ services, we work very closely with General Practitioners, who are independent contractors, as are local Community Pharmacists. In addition, the CHP is establishing links with local Optometrists and Dentists to explore what can be done to promote good health and more integrated services.

Local Partnerships

The purpose of CHPs is to ‘work in partnership’ with a wide range of organisations to deliver and develop health services, and to promote good health. As well as the ‘Local Networks’ and ‘Children’s Service’s Network’, there are five partnerships which should be highlighted:

• With Patients; through development of the Public Partnership Forum, and other mechanisms.
• With East Lothian Council; in particular Social Work, Housing, Education and Culture & Leisure.
• With our staff; we will work to ensure their ideas are made use of, their hard work and dedication are recognised, that they are supported to be good professionals and employees and that we support them through work or family difficulties.
• With Carers; who provide most of the ‘health and social care’ in our communities, and without whom we could not function.
• With the Voluntary Sector; who work alongside us in providing services and whose flexibility, innovation and wealth of experience in developing new approaches will be invaluable to us.