For non-urgent advice, including to discuss the support & treatment currently available for potential non-urgent referrals:

• Contact the duty PCL psychiatrist (available from 12 noon-2pm weekdays) 
• Contact your practice’s PCL psychiatrist, as you would usually

Email your practice’s PCL psychiatrist, and copy the email to the duty PCL psychiatrist so we can be responsive to your enquiry even if your psychiatrist is unavailable

To make a non-urgent referral
Phone the PCL Referrals duty line from 9am-5pm weekdays, and send a written referral via the electronic referrals system (eRS) to the PCL Referrals Team (formerly called CHAMHRAS) as you would usually.

For urgent referrals and/or if a patient is in crisis: Call the 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Helpline number 0800 073 0006.

CAMHS crisis – Call duty team in-hours 9am-5pm., OOH via the above 24-hour adult crisis service.

Fully functioning remotely and welcoming referrals. Please visit their website to learn more.

Referrals are made in the usual way via CHAMHRAS (See above)

Closed until further notice.

Any professional can write to or telephone the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service to discuss a referral, or make a referral by filling in a referral form giving details of the family, the concerns, and any other relevant background information, and sending or faxing it to one of the teams. See this Single Point of Access flyer and C&H CAMHS Referral form.

Reduced service. Urgent referrals only.

Accepting referrals.