Marcela is our Mental Health Practitioner here at the surgery. Mental Health Practitioner support adults whose needs cannot be met by talking therapies. She offers support to patients with more complex concerns such as:
- Depression, anxiety, PTSD at any level of severity
- Suicidal thoughts
- Self-harm
- Patients with new or long-term Mental Health diagnosis/concerns currently at mild-moderate level
- Step down support when discharged from secondary care services or crisis team.
Benefits to patients:
- More complex concerns can be addressed in primary care by a clinician who specialises in helping with Mental Health.
- Patients can access step down support when discharged from other services.
- Patients can have more continuity of care in with their mental health concerns.
- Able to refer patients to a doctor if appropriate.