Intensive Community Assessment and Treatment Team (ICATT)
The ICATTs provide a specialist intensive support service to adults with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental conditions, such as autism. Referrals are likely to be for people experiencing a mental health and/or behavioural difficulty that is putting their home situation and/or key relationships at risk of breakdown. The person's needs may also be placing them at risk of hospital admission under the Mental Health Act (1983). Some referrals are for people already in hospital, to support their safe and effective discharge back into the community so that they do not stay in hospital any longer than necessary.
What we can help with
The ICATTs aim is to support individuals and their supporters in the most suitable and therapeutic environments for them. These can include family homes, individual tenancies, residential and supported living settings, day services, colleges and other types of specialist accommodation.
The ICATTs can offer support in a number of areas related to people's mental health and/or behavioural needs. These may include:
- Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Communication
- Sensory needs
- Medication
- Psychological therapy
- Trauma, attachment and personality difficulties
- Person specific staff training and support
The ICATTs work mostly with adults over 18 years old who have a diagnosis of an intellectual disability, sometimes called a learning disability. The team includes:
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Admin Support
- Community Support Worker
- Mental Health Practitioners
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How to refer
Professionals
Referrals to the ICATTs can be made by any health or social care professional working within their local health and social care services. Referrers can request a referral form and / or make a telephone referral to the relevant ICATT for the service users' area. Referral forms can then be emailed to the team inbox for the attention of the duty worker. It is advised that referrers always follow up an email referral with a phone call to the relevant ICATT. This will enable ICATT to confirm receipt and ensure a prompt response.
Service users / carers and others
Service users, carers and/or other professionals are welcome to make enquiries about the ICATTs via the IDD Single Point of Access (SPA) services at IDDReferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk or by phoning 0330 303 1930 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Information for referrers
Contact and find us
ICATT North
ICATT North is based at Lindsay Close in Mansfield and covers the districts of Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Bassetlaw. It has disabled access.
ICATT North
1 Lindsay Close
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 5TF
Telephone: 01623 404614
Email: SSDICATTNorth@nottshc.nhs.uk
ICATT South
ICATT South is based at Highbury Hospital in Nottingham and covers the districts of Nottingham City, Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Gedling. Highbury Hospital has disabled access.
ICATT South
Highbury Hospital
Hazel Suite
Highbury Road
Bulwell
Nottinghamshire
NG6 9DR
Telephone: 0115 854 2233
Email: SSDICATTSouth@nottshc.nhs.uk
Accessing our services
To access this service please contact the relevant team between 8am to 8pm (7 days a week including Bank Holidays).
ICATT may signpost you or your carers to a professional in your health and social care team in the first instance who should then review your needs and consider if you require a referral.
Help in a crisis
Service users who are open to the ICATTs can contact the relevant team on the numbers above. If there is no one available, please do leave a message. The answer machine is accessed regularly if staff are out, and your call will be responded to as soon as possible.
Outside of office hours (after 8pm to 8am) please contact your GP service, NHS 111, or in an emergency attend your local Accident and Emergency (A&E) department. If your crisis is of a mental health nature, you can also ring 0808 196 3779.
Click here for further details about how to access the mental health support in a crisis.
Information for health professionals
Team leads
ICATT South: Richard Bryant
ICATT North: Louisa Carlan
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