Liaison Psychiatry Service - St George's Hospital

Our opening hours

24 hours

• Team Manager: James McGill
• Consultant Psychiatrist: Dr Marcus Hughes
• General Adult and Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist: Dr Alexander Butt

Anyone who uses our services first gets an assessment of their mental health needs and a plan of the care and support they will receive. They will also will also have one named person who co-ordinates their care and support. This person will be called either a named professional or, if your needs are more complex, a care co-ordinator. This person should be your main point of contact. You can speak to them about how your treatment and support are going. When you come to hospital we will make sure you are given information about your rights and that you are only in hospital for as long as you need.  When you arrive you will be given a welcome pack which will give you and your family all the information you need to know - like the visiting times and phone numbers.

Referrals will be accepted, usually following discussion with an LPT member, from any health care professional or social worker within St George's Hospital. Self-referrals are considered if the service user is previously known to the team.

The service does not provide direct clinical provision for primary care.