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The team at Richmond and Kingston CAMHS Single Point of Access receives all new referrals for children and young people with a range of mental health or emotional wellbeing concerns within the Richmond and Kingston boroughs.
- Base: Tolworth Hospital
- Service Type: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Service Contact: camhsspaadmin@swlstg.nhs.uk – for referral queries only
- Service Category: Community
- Disabled access: Yes
- Address: Woodroffe House, Tolworth Hospital, Red Lion Road, Tolworth, KT6 7QU
- Reception hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
- Reception phone number: 020 8547 6171
About our care
The CAMHS SPA team screen all referrals to ensure that the child / young person is directed to the most appropriate service, including completing telephone screenings with the family and/or relevant professionals as deemed appropriate. We do not offer telephone screenings for all referrals, so request that referrers please complete all referral questions on the form including demographics and risk details, so that we can prioritise cases appropriately.
Once processed the referral may be accepted to one of the South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust Tier 3 CAMHS services, or for the Emotional Health Service (Tier 2 CAMHS Services) within Achieving for Children. We also accept referrals on behalf of local youth counselling services and may signpost young people and their families to other local support services and resources.
Who is this service for?
We screen referrals for children and young people under the age of 18 who either:
- live in Kingston or a have Kingston GP, or
- live in Richmond or a have Richmond GP
Referrals and access
Referrals and access
CAMHS is the umbrella name for a range of services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.There are a variety of services within Kingston and Richmond providing CAMHS support, and our CAMHS SPA receives and triages new referrals for young people to consider which service would be the most appropriate to support them with their current difficulties.
To make a new referral:
- GPs are advised to make referrals via the Electronic Referral System (eRS). This route will be the only way for GP Practices to send in referrals.
- All other professional referrers or referrals from parent and family can refer directly to our CAMHS SPA by completing our electronic referral form [docx] 105KB and emailing it to krcamhsreferrals@swlstg.nhs.uk
- We welcome 16 and 17 year old young people who wish to make a self-referral to complete our Self-referral form [docx] 98KB and email it to us on the above email.
- If you are concerned that a child or young person may have an eating disorder, it is recommended to make a direct referral to the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.
Please note:
- Any referral forms with missing information may not be progressed, and a request made for any missing information to be provided.
- If a child or young person is already open to a CAMH service, we would encourage families to contact that service directly with any concerns they may have as our CAMHS SPA has no influence over treatmentor appointment waiting lists, or with influencing changes to an existing treatment plan.
Concerns about a child or young person’s safety:
Should you have concerns about a child or young person’s safety then please do refer to our Safety plan letter 104KB which can be used by families and young people, alongside our Advise and Resources Handout.pdf[pdf] 908KB
Please also see:
- Crisis and safety advice for CAMHS referrers [pdf] 207KB
- Guidance for making a referral following Private Psychaitry Assessment.docx[docx] 246KB
- Guidance for Making an ASD or ADHD Referral.docx[docx] 957KB
- What to Expect when a child is referred to CAMHS SPA for Autism or ADHD assessment [pdf] 291KB
- Guide for Accessing Electronic Screening Forms [pdf] 546KB
Patient information
Other helpful Kingston and Richmond services for families [pdf] 201KB
Other useful websites:
