Mental health

This section is provided for health professionals (GPs, dentists, pharmacists etc).

Members of the general public are welcome to use these pages but should be aware that they are not written with them in mind. Please choose an option on the left for information aimed at the general public.

Key documents

• Improving access to psychological therapies programmeMemorandum of understanding (220kb Word file)
• Access to Sussex Partnership NHS Trust Mental Health and Substance Misuse services (24kb Excel file)
• Breach report (293kb Word file)
  
• Contact details for access and recovery - March 2011
  (9kb PDF file)
  
• Access structure list - October 2009 (90kb Powerpoint file)
• Recovery structure list (Brighton Hove Locality) (48kb Powerpoint file)

   

Psychiatrists

Please specify on the BICS form or in your letter if the patient should see a psychiatrist.

Call 01273 621984 or to reach the consultant secretaries direct:

• East Access: Simon Baker on 01273 242253
  
• West Access: Roy Gimbrett on 01273 242050
• Central Access: Dr Pannu is starting in October and you can contact him at Aldrington House switchboard on 01273 778383 - ext 2134.
  
  
• East Recovery: Tim Sales – No direct line
• West Recovery: Patrick Le Seve on 01273 242052
• Central Recovery: Sobhi Yagoub (based at 79 Buckingham Road) on 01273 749500.
  

Urgent (4 hour) referrals

9am – 5pm:

• Ring Access duty workers if a new referral / existing Access client.
• Ring Recovery duty worker if already under Recovery:

5pm - 8pm:

• Ring the psychiatric liaison nurse in A&E

8pm - 9pm:

• Ring the SHO on call by asking SPFT switch to bleep them: 01273 621984

9pm - 9am:

• Ring SPFT switch: 01273 621894 and ask them to bleep the senior duty nurse at Millview.