Criteria

• People over 18 years old.
• People who are overweight and have Body mass index more than BMI 25 (nhs.uk BMI Healthy Weight calculator)
• People who are motivated to adopt healthier lifestyle.
• People who live in South Eastern Trust
• Consult a GP before starting if you have a medical condition (please ring our office to speak to them further about arranging this.) 

To self refer to the SE Trust Adult Weight Management Program, please use the following form: Adult Weight Management Self Referral Form

Falls Prevention

Falls and injuries associated with falls are common for people aged 65 years and over. The reason why a person falls can be due to physical, environmental and medical risk factors. Falling is NOT an inevitable part of getting older. Research has shown that by assessing for risks to an individual and then dealing with each, the risk of having a fall can be reduced and falls prevented.

The Falls Prevention Service offers:

• Level 2 multifactorial falls assessment
• Falls prevention advice – general advice can be found in the Falls Prevention Advice Booklet
• Onward referral to other services and professionals if required
• Access to strength and balance exercise programmes at various locations across the Trust

To self refer please use the referral form on the SE Trust website: Falls Prevention - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Continence Service

The primary aim of the Continence Service is to provide individualised care programmes for patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction, and where possible, to totally alleviate incontinence. The secondary aims of the service are to provide education to the multi-disciplinary team, to raise awareness, ensure cost effectiveness, to ensure provision of quality and appropriate continence products to our clients, and to improve accessibility to the service.

The Continence Service is available to all clients who reside within geographical confines of the Trust area with the main base offices being in Bangor Hospital, Downe Hospital and Lisburn Health Centre.

There are several satellite clinics conducted every week to ensure accessibility for our patients, and we try and identify new locations that would improve accessibility for our clients.

The referral protocol is a very open one, and consists of only three criteria:

• patients are mobile enough to be able to access clinic settings (although domiciliary visits can be arranged)
• are motivated to comply with treatment programmes
• and have no cognitive impairment

To self refer in the Lisburn District, please telephone 02892 635748. Visit Continence Service - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net) for more information. 

District Nursing

 A referral can be made to the District Nursing Service if an adult requires a holistic person centred nursing assessment or a nursing intervention and meets one or more of the following criteria:

• Is unable to leave their home due to mental or physical illness
• Has a nursing need which makes a home visit more appropriate
• Had been identified as having specific nursing equipment prescribed for home use
• Has been identified as palliative or requires assessment of end of life care needs

Referrals to the service can be made by GP practices, other professionals and the general public.

As part of the referral process:

• The person and/or carer must be aware of the consent to referral to the District Nursing Service
• The persons address and contact details must be accurate

To make contact with the District Nursing team for the Down and Lisburn area please telephone 02895 988098 during in hours. For out of hours please contact 02895 988000. More information can be found at: District Nursing - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Early Pregnancy Clinic (EPC)

The Early Pregnancy Clinic (EPC) is a nurse-led clinic supported by the on-call medical team- including a lead consultant gynaecologist.  We manage early pregnancy problems such as vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain and see women from about 6 weeks up until their booking appointment.

We also see women with a history of ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy and recurrent miscarriage (3 or more consecutive losses).

Our clinic runs 7 mornings a week strictly by appointment and referrals are accepted from GPs, the Emergency Department, midwives and other health care professionals. However, we also have a telephone answer machine service which can be used for self-referrals (028) 9598 8085.   You can call this number and leave your details and a nurse will be in contact with you as soon as possible.  Nursing staff are with patients every morning and so will usually answer these calls after lunch when the clinic is finished.

Health Visiting 

Health Visitors accept both referrals and self-referrals. If you wish to self-referral please contact your local office. Please visit the following website for the further information: Health Visiting - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Keeping Safe Initiative 

The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Keeping Safe training programmes are aimed at anyone working or volunteering with children and young people.  The initiative aims to raise awareness of the issues in relation to Safeguarding Children and how to create safer environments within organisations and groups. Training is open to all in the South Eastern Social Services Trust area. To self refer, please click the "send email" button on the following site: Keeping Safe Initiative - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Maternity

As soon as you have a positive pregnancy test, you can now refer yourself directly for maternity care Hospital within the South Eastern HSC Trust (Laganvalley & Ulster Hospitals). Please complete the following form and email it to the relevant address. Upon receipt, midwives will arrange the first booking appointment for you, and also notify your GP of your pregnancy. To access the form, please click on this link: maternity-self-referral.pdf (hscni.net) If you require a referral to a different hospital, please contact our office team to discuss further. 

Physiotherapy

Self-referral is a direct route to physiotherapy for those within the South Eastern Trust. It allows you to refer yourself to physiotherapy for assessment & treatment without having to see or be prompted by another healthcare practitioner. To self refer, please complete the following form: PT-MSK-F18-SESCT-MSK-Self-Referral-Form-Valid-From-March-2020.pdf (hscni.net). The details are at the very bottom on where to forward this referral too. 

Stress Control

This is a six session class provided free of charge by the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust and delivered by experienced qualified cognitive-behavioural psychotherapists.The sessions run over a six week period and are for people who want to learn some great ways to control common problems such as anxiety, depression, panic, poor sleep, burnout, loss of confidence or low self-esteem (in other words, ‘stress’) and their families, friends and colleagues.

They will teach people to ‘become their own therapist’ so they are encouraged to work hard at practising the skills they learn in each session. Each session builds together like pieces of a jigsaw to enable people to deal with their individual difficulties. Booklets, relaxation tips and general information leaflets will be provided.

There is no referral system, just turn up, take a seat, then sit back and learn some great ways to control stress. It is a very relaxed informal setting and people can come and go as they need. Stress Control is a class not ‘group therapy’ – you do not have to talk about personal difficulties in front of others. For more information, please visit: Stress Control - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)