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A to Z of services: Emergency Duty Team (EDT)
Emergency Duty Team (EDT): Outline
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'.
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Further Information
- MEND Programme
- Golden Apple Award
- Fruit and Veg Bag Scheme
- Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP)
- Children's Social Care
- More about Adult Social Care
- The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
- Adult Social Care: Get in touch
- Adult Social Care: Get involved
- Adult Social Care: Factsheets and publications
- Adult Social Care: Surveys and research
- Adult Social Care: Professional library
- Adult Social Care: Supporting People
- Children's Social Care: Factsheets and publications
- Children's Social Care: Get in touch
- Children's Social Care: Get involved
- Children's Social Care: Professional library
- Hartlepool Centre for Independent Living
- Hartlepool Learning Disability Partnership Board
- Getting to Hartlepool Centre for Independent Living
- Consultation Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
- LDPB News
- Adult Social Care: staff information
- CiL Latest News
Contact: Emergency Duty Team
Telephone: 08702 402 994, MINICOM (01642) 602346
Emergency Duty Team, Civic Centre, Middlesbrough







