***Information for GP’s and health professionals only***
Welcome to South Tyneside Lifecycle Mental Health
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service offers Step 2 and 3 of the Stepped Care Model to help people with common mental health problems in South Tyneside Lifecycle Mental Health.
Our aim is to offer assessment and NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) evidence-based psychological treatment to residents who have mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
We use the NICE diagnostic criteria and PHQ-9 and GAD-7 as a guide to measure the severity of anxiety and depression.
Patients must be registered with a South Tyneside GP.
Services we offer
For patients, registered with a South Tyneside GP, presenting with:
- Depression
- Anxiety, including:
- Phobias
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Social Phobia
- Health Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Adjustment Disorders
- Insomnia
- Mild disordered eating (BMI >18.5)
- Long Term Physical Health Conditions impacting a patient’s mental health
- Carer responsibilities impacting a patient’s mental health
- Perinatal mental health problems
- Medically Unexplained Symptoms
For people whose presentations are more complex or severe, or where there is significant risk, please refer to secondary care services.
Diagnostic Criteria and NICE Guidelines
You can find out more information on the diagnostic criteria and treatment recommendations on www.nice.org.uk
Types of Therapy
- Low Intensity CBT / Supported Self Help
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive Analytic Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Person Centred Counselling
Click here for more information on the types of therapy we deliver.
Services not offered – Exclusion criteria
This service will not see patients with or requiring:
- An established psychotic or manic illness who are acutely unwell
- At immediate significant risk to themselves or others
- Under the care of secondary care mental health services
- Drug or alcohol misuse as the primary problem
- Specialist mental health services e.g. severe eating disorders, significant forensic histories and repeat offending behaviour including sex offences
- An established diagnosis of personality disorder where the referral is requesting intensive treatment of long-term maladaptive behaviour patterns and interpersonal difficulties
- Severe learning difficulties or severe autistic spectrum disorders
- Mental health and social problems in multiple domains, which are unlikely to respond to a brief recovery model
- Medication reviews and diagnoses
Referrals to South Tyneside Lifecycle Mental Health
Many of our patients self-refer; however Health Care Professionals can refer clients to our service on their behalf by sending a written referral form to us by fax, email (if sent by email then it must be sent from an NHS.net email account to an NHS.net email account for secure encrypted transmission), or in the post.
Once your referral has been received, we will contact your patient as soon as possible to arrange an assessment, and we will write to let you know the outcome.
How to contact us
Telephone: 0191 283 2937
Fax: 0191 404 1322
Email: stsft.mhadminteam@nhs.net (if you are sending personally identifiable information by email you should use the secure email address below unless sending from another stft.nhs.uk account)
Address: South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service, Cleadon Primary Care Centre, Prince Edward Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE34 8PS
Duty Worker: If you have any queries about a specific referral or the service we offer, please contact us Monday to Friday between 9.00am to 16:45pm on 0191 283 2937 and ask to speak to our Duty Worker.