A to Z of services: Emergency Duty Team (EDT)

The Emergency Duty Team provides an out-of-hours response to emergency situations involving child protection, child care, mental health and other adult care service matters.  They provide a point of advice and, where necessary, immediate service to individuals and families who are experiencing problems.  They work closely with other emergency services including Health, Warden Call, Police, Women's Refuges and the Benefits Agency. 

They are only available outside of normal office hours.  They can only be contacted by telephone on 08702 402 994, on minicom (01642) 602346. 

More information can be found in the leaflet 'Help Outside Office Hours, the Emergency Duty Service'.