Mental Health Services

A wide range of services is available for people with mental health problems in Islington. If you are concerned that you or someone you know has a mental health problem, in the first instance you should go to your local GP surgery.

If you need to speak to or see someone urgently outside of GP hours, then you can contact the emergency duty team or go to the Accident and Emergency (A and E) department of a hospital in Camden or Islington.

The Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, which was previously known as Camden and Islington Social Care and Mental Health Trust, run local mental health services.

Mental health services are provided by professionals who are based in one of the five Community Mental Health Teams around Islington. There are also a number of dedicated mental health teams, some only work in Islington, while others work across Camden and Islington.

Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)

Islington's CMHTs are linked to local GP surgeries as shown in the table below:

Community Mental Health Team	GP Surgeries
Sector A - Elthorne CMHT, Elthorne Community Care Centre, 17-23 Beaumont Rise, N19 3AA - Tel. 020 7527 7300	Andover Medical Centre Archway Medical Centre Hanley Primary Care Centre Dr Moneeb Surgery The Rise Group Practice St John's Way Medical Practice
Sector B - Archway CMHT, Archway Community Care Centre, 4 Vorley Road, N19 5JH - Tel. 020 7527 7500	Dr Desai's Surgery Partnership Primary Care Centre Goading Health Centre Dr Ko's Surgery The Northern Medical Centre Wedmore Gardens Surgery
Sector C - Drayton CMHT, Drayton Community Care Centre, 52D Drayton Park, N5 1NS - Tel. 020 7527 8800	Highbury Grange Health Centre Holloway Medical Clinic The Medical Centre (140 Holloway Road), Mildmay Medical Centre The Miller Practice St Paul's Road Medical Centre Stroud Green Medical Clinic The Village Practice
Sector D - Canonbury CMHT, Canonbury Community Care Centre, 68 Halliford Street, N1 3RH - Tel. 020 7527 8200	Elizabeth Avenue Practice The Family Practice The Mitchinson Road Surgery Prebend Street Surgery The Rise Group Practice St Peter's Street Medical Centre
Sector E - Calshot CMHT, Canonbury Community Care Centre, 68 Halliford Street, N1 3RH - Tel. 020 7527 8200	The Amwell Street Practice Bingfield Primary Care Centre City Road Medical Centre Clerkenwell Medical Practic Killick Street Health Centre Pine Street Medical Practice Roman Way Medical Centre

All offices are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.45pm and have disability access.

Social Work Emergency Duty Service

What if you need to contact Children's, Adults or Mental Health Social Services during the evening, at night or the weekend?

If you have an urgent problem when offices are closed, Islington has an  out-of-hours service for emergencies. An emergency is considered to be something that cannot wait until the next working day when the full range of services will be available.

To contact the Emergency Duty Team, call 0207 226 0992.

Who will answer the phone?

An operator will answer the phone and take details of the problem and your contact arrangements. They will then pass this information over to the duty social worker.

What happens next?

The duty social worker will give advice and guidance over the phone on how to deal with the problem. You may be advised about other services which can help, or that it would be best to wait until the normal day services are available.

In some circumstances the duty social worker will visit you or the person who has the problem.

How soon will you be contacted?

A social worker will contact you as soon as possible. However, at times when the service is busy there may be a delay before they can do this.

If you are concerned about a life-and-limb emergency requiring instant response, please consider whether you should also be calling another emergency service such as police or ambulance.

What sort of problems can the Emergency Duty Team advise about?

The council has a range of responsibilities under mental health, child care, community care and welfare legislation. The duty social worker can advise about:

• serious and urgent difficulties with children and young people
• child protection issues
• older people who are at risk, including risk of abuse, or who need immediate help
• urgent concerns about a person with a physical or a sensory disability
• people with severe learning difficulties or mental health problems who are in crisis
• necessary action under the Mental Health Act

When does the service operate?

5pm to 9am, Monday to Friday.

Twenty-four hours at the weekend and Bank Holidays.

Who is part of the Emergency Duty Team?

All members of the team are experienced and professionally registered social workers.

For more information about professional registration, please visit the General Social Care Council website.