Offering combination of First contact appointments and follow-up, reviews and brief intervention if indicated with a clear focus on acute presentations for same day or urgent appointment including:
- Depression, anxiety
- Low mood, stress, overwhelm, worrying about MH
- Mood disorders e.g. Bipolar affective disorder
- Psychosis- hallucinations, hearing voices, delusions, paranoia
- Obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Personality disorder or traits of personality disorder, complex emotional needs and complex PTSD
- Trauma related presentations
Appointments
- Telephone– 25 minutes (First contact calls)
- Face to face appointments– 45 minutes (first contact for MH, struggling to cope, risk to self, anxiety/depression problems, self- harm concerns, hallucinations/voices, addictions etc.
- Review follow/up or brief intervention Only bookable by the adult MH practitioners initially to ensure they are used for higher need/risk patients.