“It’s the biggest learning curve of my life and the most incredible experience – I am completely blown away by everyone’s support,” says Roisin Quinn, 24, a C&I Occupational Therapist, who is working as a Clinical Support Worker at London’s NHS Nightingale Hospital.
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is playing a central role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak by providing essential mental health care to residents of Camden and Islington and Kingston.
Some recent media reports have suggested that chloroquine can protect patients from coronavirus or treat COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. However, please note that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are not licensed to treat COVID-19 related symptoms or prevent infection. Using them, other than when prescribed by a doctor, could be dangerous.
In the current stressful situation, it is important that we pay attention to mental health as well as physical health. Here are some tips for people living in Camden and Islington that may help manage very understandable anxiety and worry.
C&I has moved the service we normally offer in emergency departments. Our 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service, at St Pancras Hospital, will see people in need of care so that they do not have to go to a hospital emergency department unless they have an urgent medical need.
In line with the wider approach taken across the NHS, we have regretfully decided, temporarily, to stop all visits to our inpatient wards from midnight on Monday 23 March.
The Trust is delighted to have submitted plans to the local authority, as part of the planning application process, to gain permission to build its new inpatient mental health facility at Highgate East.
Dear All, I know this is a very difficult time for all our service users and that you will be worried about your own safety and that of the ones you love.
C&I Occupational Therapist joins NHS Nightingale in the fight against coronavirus
28 April 2020
“It’s the biggest learning curve of my life and the most incredible experience – I am completely blown away by everyone’s support,” says Roisin Quinn, 24, a C&I Occupational Therapist, who is working as a Clinical Support Worker at London’s NHS Nightingale Hospital.