Royal Free Liaison Psychiatry Service

We provide high quality psychiatric assessments both in an emergency setting such as the A&E department and in-patient wards within The Royal Free.

In A&E we assess people who are experiencing an acute crisis in their mental health, we are able to refer individuals onto crisis services and refer them for in-patient admission in collaboration with crisis services. We offer advice  to individuals in A&E and advise GPs accordingly.  Whilst in wards we offer psychiatric advice and consultation to patients at the request of your medical team.

Patients attending the Royal Free - A&E and Wards

In A&E you will be seen by a nurse or doctor who will do an initial assessment and will refer you onto our team, a member of our team will assess you with an hour of this. We will talk to you about your background and any current difficulties you are experiencing with your mental health. We will discuss with you which mental health service might be most appropriate and if necessary refer you onto that service. This might include referral to a crisis team, admission to psychiatric hospital or advice given your GP on how best to help you. If you are admitted to a medical ward we will similarly assess your mental health heeds and advise the medical team looking after you on how best to help you

• A&E referrals seen within 1 hour

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