Churchview short breaks service

Our qualified staff provide 24-hour on-call support to the service and the team works closely with Community Nurses, Social Workers, Day Services and other professionals.

All units have their own self-contained facilities – kitchen and dining areas, bedrooms and bathrooms. There is also a central lounge area which can be accessed by all service users.  

You will need:

Service users are requested to bring with them sufficient changes of clothes plus a toiletry bag containing all their personal care requirements. A clothing list is required on each visit to ensure all items return home.

We also ask that service users bring in a small amount of money for their personal use, (more for a weekend) to cover the cost of accessing community facilities.  This money is managed in line with Trust standing financial instructions.

All service users must bring in clearly labeled and in date medication in their original bottles or bottles received from the pharmacist. A Community Medication Record (CMR) will be issued by us. If any medication changes take place the GP is required to sign this card and we can note the changes on our trust medication card.  We require all entries on this card (CMR) to be signed by the relevant Medical Officer; failure to do so may result in cancellation of service.

Service users referred to the service should: 

• Be 18 years plus
• Have an assessed learning disability
• Have a current professional assessment
• Be registered with a Worcestershire GP

All referrals should be directed to the brokerage team by calling 01905 822504 or to the manager direct via adultshortbreaks.churchview@nhs.net. An initial detailed assessment will then be carried out by an allocated person appropriate to the referral. 

Care planning

Once a referral has been received, a member of staff will be allocated as Link Person to the family and will carry out a Pre Short Break Assessment. This assessment will provide a pen picture of the service user, and a proposed short break plan, from which his/her personal care needs will be identified. The plan will then be discussed at the short breaks panel, a resource identified and a care plan will be developed to facilitate a positive experience of the service. The staff team will work closely with all professionals involved with the person in order to establish a working partnership.

Mon-Sun 24 hours
20 Mins Free
2 Hours £2.50
4 Hours £3.50
24 Hours £4.00

Concessions

All visits will be charged at £1 per visit:

• Relatives of patients on Primrose Unit

• Long Stay Patients e.g. over 12 weeks (e.g. New Haven patients)

• Diabetic Clinics (6 week blocks), Rehab Clinics etc

Parking is free for Blue Badge holders, disabled parking spaces are available at the main entrance and ambulance entrance.

For assistance/queries regarding concessions please contact the Main Hospital Reception on 01527 488058/488031.