Edinburgh Adult Mental Health Services – Community Mental Health Team
The service aims to assess and treat people aged 18-64 who have mental health issues of at least moderate severity which impact on their ability to function and their quality of life.
Please refer via SCI Gateway and see Mental Health (Adult) (nhslothian.scot) for details of individual conditions.
Timescale for Referrals:
Routine – no urgent requirement for patient to be seen within 5 days. If a person’s clinical needs mean that their referral, while not urgent, should be considered as a priority please make that clear in the SCI Gateway referral and explain the clinical reason for this.
Urgent – within 5 working days. The service aims to see first episode psychosis within 3 days. Please refer via SCI Gateway, but PLEASE FIRST CALL THE APPROPRIATE SECTOR TEAM TO DISCUSS. This is because there is usually helpful advice that can be given about suitability and interim management and sometimes the date/time of any appointment. Factors suggesting urgency include increasing risk, rapid deterioration or first-episode / relapse of psychosis.
North East: 0131 537 4530
North West: 0131 315 2026
South East: 0131 374 2204
South West: 0131 537 8650
Emergency – emergency referrals requiring same day input, please call MHAS (Mental Health Assessment Service) to discuss: Emergencies Mental Health (Adults) (nhslothian.scot)
