Self Harm Liaison Nurse
27a St Owens St
Hereford
Tel: 01432 265123

Contact:
Jane Mobbs

Hours:
Mon, Tues, Wed - 9am - 5pm
(duty psychiatrist provides assessment service outside of these times)

Service Description:
This service takes the form of a single Community Mental Health Nurse available 3 days a week. She assesses anybody seen in casualty or admitted to a medical ward following an episode of self harm. The assessment will include the persons current mental state, the circumstances of the recent episode of self harm, and history of past suicidal attempts. She will also assess the level of risk that the person is at of hurting themselves seriously or killing themselves.
She may then offer short term crisis intervention work herself in the form of counselling usually open a weekly basis or refer them on to a Community Mental Health Team.
The service also acts as a resource to service users and their families, and to professionals and others who try to support them, by providing advice, information and support in relation to self harm.

Referrals:
The Deliberate Self Harm Service takes referrals to the above number from Medical Wards, A&E, CMHTs, doctors on call, and any other agency that is concerned about somebody's self harm.
Referrals from medical wards are seen on the same day they are declared fit for discharge.
People who self harm and present to A&E are assessed by the duty doctor who may refer on to the deliberate self harm nurse or to a CMHT if already involved.

Links:

Befrienders

National Self-Harm Network
PO Box 16190
London
NW1 3WW

Bristol Crisis Service for Women
PO Box 654,
Bristol, BS99 1XH
Tel 0117 925 1119

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