Mental Health Practitioner

Looking after our mental health is important for everyone.

If you, or someone you know requires support, it’s important to find the right kind of help early on, and your GP can help you to do this.

Mental health professionals are now available at your local GP practice to help you get the support you need, when you need it.

If you, or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, speak to someone at your local GP surgery who can arrange the right kind of support for you.

Mental health therapists and practitioners can help with:

Assessing peoples needs and providing advice and guidance
Low level mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and depression
providing tools and techniques to help manage symptom
referrals into secondary mental health services

How are GP practices benefiting?

Intervening at an earlier stage and addressing common mental health issues can drastically improve care. Closer team-working can help reduce the number of referrals to hospital or community care, therefore reducing demand on GP and hospital appointments.

How can patients book to see or access advice from a Mental Health Nurses and Practitioners?

Sessions are usually via telephone or one to one and can be accessed via GP, practice nurses healthcare assistants and care navigation team.

Mental Health Practitioner or GP?

Aged 18 and over
Not already open to mental health services
Anxiety
Stress
Low mood

GP (or another member of the practice team)

Aged under 18
Requests for medication
Fit note requests
Urgent based on risk
Memory problems