Contact details
Harrogate and Rural
Address: Harrogate District Hospital
Telephone: 01423 553734
Opening hours: 24/7 all year
Hambleton and Richmondshire
Address: North Moor House, North Moor, Northallerton
Telephone: 01609 751990
Opening hours: 8am-8pm 7 days a week
Scarborough
Address: Scarborough General Hospital
Telephone: 01723 342663
Opening hours: 24/7 all year
York
Address: York Teaching Hospital, The Old Chapel
Telephone: 01904 631313
Opening hours: 24/7 all year
About the service
We are a specialist team assisting mental health in acute hospitals offering support for patients, families, carers and staff.
Your mental health is important. Research has shown that mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, alcohol and memory problems are often not recognised or treated.
Untreated mental health issues can lead to both your mental and physical health suffering and this could result in a longer hospital stay.
What is the acute hospital liaison service?
We are a team made up of a group of experienced psychiatric practitioners.
We work with health care staff in hospitals to provide assessment, treatment and advice for patients who may need mental health support.
Who uses our service?
The acute hospital liaison service is for people in the general hospital wards or who come into the accident and emergency department.
We treat adults experiencing mental health issues.
In some circumstances, we may see young adults aged 16-18 too.
How will you access our service?
After a discussion with you, the hospital staff treating you may seek our advice to help with your further treatment and/or discharge planning. They will make a referral to us on your behalf and with your consent.
What you can expect?
- If you are in agreement to a referral to us, your family can be with you during the assessment and be kept informed of the outcome.
- By listening to you we hope to complete a full assessment of your mental health needs and create a plan that will help you address these. It is important that you give us as much information as possible.
- All sensitive information will stay confidential. Under certain circumstances, for example if there are overriding concerns for your welfare or that of others, your information may be shared with other professional services.
- You will be given a clear, written explanation of what is going to happen.
- You can expect to be treated with respect and dignity at all times.
The views of both you and your family/carer are important to us and will be taken into account when care plans are agreed.
We may help to arrange community follow-up after your hospital discharge.
When you are discharged from hospital, we will inform your GP that the acute hospital liaison service has been involved in your care.
To ensure we provide you with a high quality of care we will routinely ask you to complete a simple feedback form.
Helpful links
- Victim support
- Mind
- Dementia action alliance
- Carers UK
- Help for heroes
- Samaritans: 116 123
- In an emergency 999
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option.
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