The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams

Across Blackburn with Darwen three neighbourhood teams have been established – Darwen, North & East and West. The Darwen team is based at Darwen Health Centre, while N&E and West are both located at Barbara Castle Way Health Centre, with N&E also have an additional base at Shadsworth Children’s Centre.

The social workers within these teams work with adults of all ages, assessing adults with physical disabilities, sensory impairment and older age frailty. Providing support to carers is also a key role for these teams to ensure that people are best supported to provide care and support to their loved ones. The teams work in a multi-disciplinary setting with colleagues from health, 3rd sector and wider community services e.g. neighbourhoods, voluntary sector.

Based on a risk stratification model, individuals are supported to maintain their independence and place in the local community. Social workers also support individuals in short term care and in intermediate care provision in order to optimise the opportunity for people to return home.