Clinical Health (Psychology)

Clinical Health Psychology provides a service to individuals suffering from psychological difficulties related to physical health conditions.

The service is committed to promoting an awareness of the role of psychological and social factors in physical health to provide the most effective management, treatment and rehabilitation for Walsall residents who experience these conditions.

Areas of work include stroke, cancer, community neurological rehabilitation, acquired brain injury, chronic pain, HIV, Long Covid and children and young people’s diabetes.

The service sees people who have a physical health condition and psychological difficulties related to that condition. These difficulties may include anxiety/fear, depression, anger, frustration, motivation, grief/loss, adjustment difficulties, problems with cognitive/thinking abilities and behavioural difficulties.

The service is based at Darlaston Health Centre, Pinfold Street, Wednesbury.

Staff also work at;

• The Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall
• Walsall Palliative Care Centre, Goscote Lane
• Short Heath Clinic, Bloxwich Road North, Willenhall
• Hatherton Medical Centre, Hatherton Street, Walsall.

Referrals are accepted from the condition-specific teams in which Psychology staff work i.e. stroke, cancer, community neurological rehabilitation, pain clinic, Long Covid, HIV, Paediatric diabetes.

Referrals are also accepted from GPs.

Email: cp.cp@nhs.net
Telephone: 01922 270440
Service opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Admin availability: Monday to Friday, 9am – 1pm.

Mental Health Liaison Service – Manor Hospital-based service for inpatients with mental health difficulties, telephone: 01922 607960

Walsall NHS Talking Therapies Service – For adults with anxiety and/or depression, telephone: 0800 9530995. Make a referral (CHECK! DIFFERENT LINK TO ONE SENT)

WPH Counselling Service, general counselling, telephone: 01922 64900, email reception@wphcounselling.org

James’s Place, Men’s suicide prevention, telephone: 0121 269 9400. Get support at James’ Place – Get Support

Children and Adolescents Mental Health Service Walsall (CAMHS), Ph: 01922 607400.

Bereavement Support Service Walsall, telephone: 01922 724841

Winston’s Wish – bereavement support for children and young people, telephone: 08088 020021, email ask@winstonswish.org

Headway, neurological rehabilitation charity, telephone: 01384 869961, email admin@headwayblackcountry.co.uk