Self-Referrals

Self Referrals

You can self-refer yourself into the following services within Camden:

Antenatal

If you know which hospital or trust you want to have your baby in, and you live in their catchment area, you can refer yourself to a hospital or a midwife-led team for antenatal care and delivery using the links below:

Breathe – Stop Smoking Service

Breathe is Camden & Islington’s stop-smoking service. It delivers a tiered model to ensure smokers receive the best support to help them stop smoking.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 3633 2609 or via the online Breathe Self-Referral Form.

Camden Bladder & Bowel Service

Camden Specialist Adult Bladder and Bowel Service provides assessment, advice and management service to adult and children (over 5 years old) with complex bladder and bowel conditions in order to make sure that the most appropriate treatment and products are prescribed.

For additional information, please view the following leaflet here.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 3317 3400.

Order the universally recognised ‘Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card’ Online FREE from the Bladder & Bowel Community here.

Camden Care Navigation & Social Prescribing – Age UK

Age UK’s Care Navigation & Social Prescribing Service helps people to receive the right support at the right time through:

• Care navigation
• Signposting to community and voluntary organisations
• Information and advice
• It consists of 4 linked services: Care Navigation, Community Links, Community Connectors and Wish Plus.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 0800 193 6067 or via email: camccg.socialprescribingreferral@nhs.net.

Camden Carers Service

Camden Carers Service offers advice, support and activities for family and unpaid carers across Camden.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 7428 8950 or via the online Camden Carers Self-Referral Form.

Camden MSK Services

The Camden Musculoskeletal (MSK) Services are an integration of a full range of MSK services available throughout Camden, including:

• Community services (physio, CATS, podiatry and pain services)
• Secondary care (orthopaedics and rheumatology)

For additional information, please view the following leaflet here.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 7871 0545. 

iCAS – Integrated Camden Alcohol Service

The Integrated Camden Alcohol Service (iCAS) service offers help and support to people with alcohol concerns and to their family and friends. Support provide includes:

• alcohol reduction plans
• group work programme
• community or inpatient detoxification
• assessments for residential rehabilitation
• psychological assessment and therapies
• mental and physical health checks and advice

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 3227 4950 (book an appointment) or 0300 303 2420 (24-hour advice and referral line).

You can also contact them on their free, confidential helpline number: 03330 150 673 (open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm)

iCope – Psychological Therapies Services

iCope provide free, confidential help and support for problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia.

There are times when everyone feels stressed or unhappy. Generally these times pass, but sometimes there are problems that do not go away and it can be harder to cope with them. At some point in their life, one in four people feels this way. 

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 3317 5600 or via the online iCope Self-Referral Form.

IESO – Talking Therapy

Ieso Digital Health provides evidence-based CBT, online. One-to-one therapy is delivered in real time, with patients meeting an accredited therapist in a secure online environment. Access to therapy is quick (83% of self-referrals start therapy within 6 weeks of referral), with evening and weekend appointments available. 

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 0800 074 5560 or via the online IESO Self-Referral Form.

Open Minded (Camden Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – CAHMS) 

A set of services for children, young people (up to 18 years), their families, parents and carers who are experiencing emotional, behavioural and mental health problems. Support provide includes:

• advice and support for parents
• counselling and therapy for children
• therapeutic work with the whole family 

For additional information, please view the following leaflet here.

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 020 8938 2241.

Rebalance – Adult Weight Management

Rebalance is a 12-week, group, weight-loss programme of exercise and dietary advice for overweight or obese adults. The programme covers: nutritional advice, healthy-eating guidance, online, cognitive behavioural support and support to get active. 

Patients can self-refer using the online Rebalance Self-Referral Form. 

Sexual Health Services

If you have no symptoms but would like a sexual health check-up you can sign-up online to Sexual Health London (SHL)  – a discreet service for Londoners.

For free and confidential sexual health, contraception and HIV services in London, please click here.

To book an appointment online, please click here.

Unplanned & Termination of Pregnancy Services

All services support a woman’s choice, whether she decides to continue with her pregnancy or to have a termination of pregnancy. Pre-and post-termination counselling is offered, along with sexual health advice and contraception service.

Women will be given a choice to be treated at clinics run by three providers:

• British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
• Marie Stopes
• National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service (NUPAS)

Patients can self-refer by telephone: 0333 999 9951 (central booking service for all referrals)

Other Local Services

Depression/Anxiety Advice

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Drugs & Alcohol Advice

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Sexual Health Advice

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Carers Advice

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

e-Referrals (formerly Choose and Book)

The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic appointments. 

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When you and your GP agree that you need an appointment with a specialist, the GP will write a referral and you can book your first hospital or clinic appointment using e-Referrals (formerly known as “Choose and Book”. e-Referrals is a service that lets you choose your hospital or clinic. You will also be able to choose the date and time of your first appointment.

The GP will give you a choice of hospital or clinic. You may already know which hospital you would like to be referred to. If you are not sure, there is useful information at www.nhs.uk which may help you decide. Once the doctor knows which hospital or clinic you would like to be referred to they will enter your details onto the e-Referrals system and they will make a referral.

When the doctor has completed your referral a member of our reception team will contact you by telephone you to tell you your Booking Form is ready to collect from the Practice. The Booking Form has a unique booking reference and password you will need to make your appointment.

When you have your booking form you can book online or phone the appointments line number listed to arrange your first appointment. You will be offered various dates and times by the hospital or clinic so that you can choose the one which best suits you.

If you loose your Booking Form please telephone the Practice and we will be able to give you the details again.

If you do not book an appointment within 2 weeks of collecting your Booking Form we will text you to remind you. The hospital will also send a reminder letter. If you have not booked an appointment within 1 month your referral may have been cancelled, so you will need to be referred again.