{"id":3907,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/emergenciesmentalhealthadults\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:35:09","slug":"emergenciesmentalhealthadults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/mentalhealthadult\/emergenciesmentalhealthadults\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergencies Mental Health (Adults)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patients with acute psychiatric needs, who require same day assessment and who cannot wait for urgent referral to standard locality services. Please see appropriate HSCP service for detail.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These will include those with suicidal intent, or some patients with acute psychosis.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The patient must also not require emergency medical assessment (eg due to delirium, overdose).<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Edinburgh<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edinburgh Mental Health emergencies are managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.nhslothian.scot%2Frefhelp%2Fedinburgh-mental-health-emergencies-mhas%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHeather.Levy%40nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk%7Cbb23381d164a42680cd508db944f9cc8%7C10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7C0%7C0%7C638266841864692247%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Yp1Qvq6vvoAjBTEFsdBLi8L0c7Sr3ESPowfoaerqGUM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">MHAS<\/a>, open 24 hours a day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mid Lothian<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midlothian mental health emergencies &#8211; for urgent referrals please refer to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/MIDLOTHIAN-Urgent-Referrals-to-IHTT-from-1-Aug-22.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/MIDLOTHIAN-Urgent-Referrals-to-IHTT-from-1-Aug-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Midlothian IHTT <\/a> between 08:00-24:00 and outwith these hours please contact MHAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">West Lothian<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact St John\u2019s Hospital, Livingston, on 01506 523000 and ask for the ACAST duty bleep (available 24\/7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">East Lothian out-of-hours emergencies<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Out-with the normal working hours of the CMHT, emergency\/urgent support is available via Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT).&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Working hours 08:00-midnight, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>East Lothian mental health emergencies<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/east-lothian-mental-health-ihtt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East Lothian IHTT<\/a> from 08:00-24:00 and MHAS outwith those times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C.M &amp; R.W 12-12-23<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients with acute psychiatric needs, who require same day assessment and who cannot wait for urgent referral to standard locality services. Please see appropriate HSCP service for detail. 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