Adult Social Care
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Who is in Adult Social Care ASC Practice Guide Overview of Camden Adult Social Care and information about the different services and teams
Who is in Adult Social Care This section provides an overview of the multi-disciplinary teams within Mental Health. From 30th June 2025, a new model of Mental Health Social Work has been introduced in Camden.
Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Service Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Service Camden’s Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Service fulfils the local authority’s statutory duties under the Mental Health Act 1983. AMHPs are specially trained professionals who coordina…
Mental Health Social Work in Camden Mental Health Social Work in Camden Camden’s Mental Health Social Work Service brings together Adult Social Care and NHS mental health support in a clear, coordinated way. Through its central Hub, locality teams, and specialist link roles, the service ensures…
Mental Health Adult Social Care Responsibilities Mental Health Adult Social Care Responsibilities The Mental Health Social Work Service is responsible for meeting Camden Council’s statutory duties for adults whose social care needs relate to their mental health. These duties arise under the Car…
Service Structure Overview Service Structure Overview The Mental Health Social Work Service is made up of several key teams and specialist roles that work together to ensure people receive the right help at the right time. The Mental Health Social Work Hub – the main entry point for all new menta…
Mental Health Social Work Hub (Front Door) Mental Health Social Work Hub (Front Door) The Hub is the main entry point for all new mental health related social care referrals. It is the first point of contact for adults whose needs may be connected to their mental health, ensuring that every enqui…
Mental Health Social Work Teams Mental Health Social Work Teams There are three Locality Mental Health Social Work Teams: North, East, and South covering different geographical areas of Camden. These teams work closely with NLFT’s Community Mental Health Teams and support residents with ongoing o…
Mental Health Social Work Teams: Locations and Contact Details Mental Health Social Work Teams: Locations and Contact Details Camden’s Mental Health Social Workers are employed by the Council but also work alongside NHS colleagues in shared office locations. They may be based either at their loca…
Specialist Link Worker Roles Specialist Link Worker Roles Specialist link roles cover key areas such as homelessness, forensic pathways, early intervention, and hospital discharge. These link workers connect social care with key partner services, provide borough wide advice and coordination, atte…
Outreach Worker Role Outreach Worker Role Outreach Workers support people to live independently in the community by: Building trusted relationships with people who may be isolated or reluctant to engage. Providing practical, community-based support around tenancy, hoarding, accessing services, an…
Hospital Discharge Service Hospital Discharge Service The Hospital Discharge Function ensures that residents admitted to psychiatric hospitals receive timely, well-planned support from Adult Social Care. A Senior Practitioner from Adult Social Care is embedded within NLFT’s Discharge Hub, working…
CLDS Who is in Adult Social Care Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS) works with people with learning disabilities in Camden. They are an integrated health and social care team run by the Council and the NHS.
CLDS Guidance for practitioners on making placements Here you can find information you will need before making a placement, information on the placement making process, and useful contacts.
Before making a placement Before making a placement Step one Placing borough: Confirm there is no suitable service in borough that can meet the person’s needs. Step two Placing borough: Contact the relevant learning disabilities team at the earliest possible opportunity to talk through the person…
After making a placement Step one Placing borough: Identify a named person as the allocated care coordinator or point of contact and inform the host borough. Host borough: Maintain a record of named contact in host borough. Step two Placing and host borough: There is an expectation that represent…
Relevant contacts when making a placement We know that across NCL there are more learning disability providers based in Enfield and Barnet compared to Camden, Islington and Haringey. This protocol is intended to support those inner London boroughs to find suitable services within the region whil…
CLDS Resources relating to CLDS Resources relating to CLDS and working with people with learning disabilities, including easy read, Capabilities Statement, and Living a Good Life.
Requesting easy read Accessible Information Service (part of CLDS) Legal requirement for easy read Having your documents in easy read helps people who find it hard to understand written information, for example some people with learning disabilities or dementia. Making reasonable adjustments for…
Capabilities Statement Capabilities Statement The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have published a Capabilities Statement for social workers who work with adults who have a learning disability. The Capabilities Statement is structured around the Professional Capabilities Framework ‘s…
Further resources Below is a range of resources, ranging from Bowel Cancer Screening to 3 Pillars of Life BOWEL CANCER SCREENING Public Health England have published new information and resources to support people with learning disabilities to better understand bowel cancer screening. You can rea…
CLDS Guidance on referring to CLDS This section will cover how to make referrals to CLDS, how decisions are made, and referral criteria that must be met to make appropriate referrals.
CLDS referrals We have a referral form that can be completed to make new referrals for people who are not already known to us. Please complete the referral form and send it to [email protected] or [email protected]. Please note a person must have a GP in Camden in order to be considered for heal…
Eligibility decision making process Eligibility decision making process If it is not possible to make a decision based on the information available on the referral, we will offer an Initial Contact Assessment (ICA) that involves a face-to-face meeting with the referred person. The aim of this is…
Eligibility (adaptive functioning) A global learning disability is partially defined by a significant, life-long impairment in a number of areas of adaptive functioning including: Personal care and daily living: opportunities to carry out activities of daily living, level of prompting/support ne…
Eligibility (cognitive functioning) A global learning disability is partially defined by a significant, life-long impairment in a number of areas of cognitive functioning, including the person’s understanding of words (verbal skills) numbers (abstract conceptual skills) and pictures (visual-spat…
CLDS An introduction into CLDS - who they are are, and what they do This section outlines who is in CLDS, the work they do, and defines what a learning disability is. Working with parents with additional needs:Joint working protocol between Adult Social Care and Children’s Safeguarding and Family…
What is a learning disability? We define a global learning disability according to internationally recognised criteria including those of the World Health Organisation (ICD-10) and American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV): people with global learning disabilities experience life-long impairment…
What is CLDS? Who is in CLDS? Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS) is an integrated health and social care service for adults with global learning disabilities living in or supported by the London Borough of Camden and/or registered with an NHS Camden GP. Our team consists of different pro…
CLDS Information about Living a Good Life, wikis and who to contact for further information. “People with learning disabilities in Camden will be supported to live a good life in the way they want, with friendships, personal growth and having a valued place in society at its core.” This page cover…
Easy read information about Living a Good life can be found here. Living a Good Life is a project developed by Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS), Synergy (a self-advocacy group), people in Camden with learning disabilities, parents and carers of people with learning disabilities, and pr…
RIX wikis A wiki is a digital About Me that reflects a person’s interests and goals. Like a personal website, it can be easily shared and updated and is designed to change and develop with the person. Wikis can include photos, videos, sounds, and attachments. A wiki is owned by the person themsel…
The project has established a single point of access for all services and opportunities/activities for people with learning disabilities. The purpose of a single point of access is to coordinate better across all learning disability and mainstream providers to ensure that people have self-determi…
A Disability Job Hub meets people in local community spaces across the borough and in 5 Pancras Square to support them to build up skills and confidence in readiness for training and employment. The Hub meets people out in the community, and at 5 Pancras Square. The skills that somebody needs var…
To find out more about Living a Good Life, contact: Richard Lohan / Jane Saunders (Wiki c oordinators) – for information about Wikis Catherine Schreiber (Chair of Opportunities Planning Group) – for information about Single Point of Access and OPG Eleanor Campbell (Disability Job Hub Lead) – for…
Living a Good Life Opportunities Group The Living a Good Life Opportunities Group is made up of people from teams such as CLDS and CYPDS and is designed to help people with learning disabilities achieve their aims and ambitions. In particular, the group can support people going through a transiti…
Who is in Adult Social Care Camden Council’s ASC Neighbourhoods Service is the largest service in ASC Camden’s ASC Neighbourhoods Service supports people from aged 18, including autistic adults, with a range of needs that relate to physical or mental health, frailty, homelessness or drug and alcoh…
Who ASC Neighbourhoods Service support Who ASC Neighbourhoods Service support Camden’s ASC Neighbourhoods Service supports people aged 18 and above who have a range of needs that relate to physical or mental health, frailty, homelessness or drug and alcohol dependence. The service also supports a…
What the ASC Neighbourhoods Service does What the ASC Neighbourhoods Service does ASC Neighbourhoods Service works alongside adults who have care and support needs in order to support them to live healthy and independent lives within their communities. We do this by working in a strengths-based w…
Your colleagues in the ASC Neighbourhoods Service Your colleagues in the ASC Neighbourhoods Service See who is in your team on the neighbourhoods service structure charts. The ASC Neighbourhoods Service comprises the following colleagues: Service Managers are the strategic leads for our Service.…
Teams that make up ASC Neighbourhoods Service Teams that make up ASC Neighbourhoods Service The ASC Neighbourhoods Service is made up of the following teams: NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAMS The Neighbourhood teams are geographically based across five Neighbourhoods: - North - West - Central - South - East Pl…