OUR DEPARTMENTS

Psychiatric Liaison

What we do

We provide a link between the general hospital and psychiatric services and a comprehensive assessment and treatment service to hospital patients aged 18 to 64 years.

How to contact us

  • Main offfice

0844 600 1251
020 8539 5522 ext: 6139
  • Team Manager

0844 600 1201 ext: 8747
 

  • Team Adminstrator

0844 600 1201 ext: 8746
  • Mental Health Liaison Nurses

0844 600 1201 ext: 8743
  • Occupational Therapist

0844 600 1201 ext: 8743

  • Consultant Psychiatrist

0844 600 1201 ext: 8749
  • Consultant Clinical Psychologist

0844 600 1201 ext: 8748
  • Team Secretary

0844 600 1251

Where to find us

  • We are based in the hospital and see patients either on the wards or in the Outpatients Department.
  • Outpatients clinic
    Located in the main Outpatient department in the Yellow Zone. Access is from Hospital Road.
    If you would like to check where your appointment will be held please call the secretary.

How to find us

For more information on how to find these locations or how to get the hospital please look under our 'Where to find us section'.

Opening times

  • Psychiatric Liaison

9am - 9pm
Monday to Friday
9am - 4pm
Weekends.

How to get treatment

To get an appointment with the Psychiatric Liaison team you need to be referred by a hospital consultant, senior nurse or senior therapist. 

We see patients aged 18 to 64 years.
Patients aged 65 and over should be referred to the Woodbury Unit next to the hospital site.

We do not accept referrals from GPs (General Practitioner's).

Hospital inpatients are offered the next available appointment with either a mental health liaison nurse or a psychiatrist specialising in the care of patients with physical illness. 

Outpatient referrals are offered the next available appointment with whichever member of the team seems most appropriate based on the information provided in the referral. 

Further Information

We work collaboratively with other health care professionals and services in responding to the needs of patients and promoting awareness of mental health in line with National Service Frameworks.

In addition to psychiatric assessment, we also provide a consultation service to medical and surgical specialities and develop links between Whipps Cross University Hospital and mental health services.