{"id":335,"date":"2020-06-30T16:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/irl\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:03:19","slug":"referral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/support\/referral\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a referral"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Online referrals<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ohft-box red\">\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> The online referrals system is for <strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text )\">routine referrals only<\/strong>. Do not use our online referrals form for urgent help. For urgent help, see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/support\/crisis\/\">It&#8217;s a crisis!<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-box green\">\n<p><strong>Professionals:<\/strong> the online form can be used to make a referral in all areas except Swindon. See\u00a0<strong>Swindon\u00a0<\/strong>section below for referral information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Getting help where you are<\/h2>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Bath &amp; North East Somerset and Wiltshire<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>You can \u2018self-refer\u2019 to the service using our online referrals form.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nhsuk-action-link\"><a class=\"nhsuk-action-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs-referrals\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"nhsuk-action-link__text\">Open the CAMHS online referral form<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/banes\/bsw-spa\/\">BaNES &amp; Wiltshire Single Point of Access (SPA)<\/a> page to learn more about getting support in this region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Buckinghamshire<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>For some advice on how to get support phone Buckinghamshire CAMHS on <strong>01865 901 951 Option 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can \u2018self-refer\u2019 to the service using our online referrals form.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nhsuk-action-link\"><a class=\"nhsuk-action-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs-referrals\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"nhsuk-action-link__text\">Open the CAMHS online referral form<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Oxfordshire<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>We currently accept <strong>online referrals from professionals<\/strong> only in Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to <strong>self-refer<\/strong> then please call the <strong>Single Point of Access team<\/strong> on <strong>01865 902 515<\/strong> during normal working hours.<\/p>\n<p>Our address is:<\/p>\n<p>Oxon CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA)<br \/>\nRaglan House<br \/>\n23 Between-Towns-Road<br \/>\nCowley<br \/>\nOxon<br \/>\nOX4 3LX<\/p>\n<div class=\"nhsuk-action-link\"><a class=\"nhsuk-action-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs-referrals\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"nhsuk-action-link__text\">Open the CAMHS online referral form<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Swindon<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Since 1\u00a0April 2024, <strong>Be U Swindon<\/strong> is operating the single point of access for children and young people&#8217;s mental health and wellbeing in Swindon.<\/p>\n<p>The Swindon single point of access can be reached by completing the online referral form available through the website <b><a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"https:\/\/beuswindon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beuswindon.co.uk<\/a><\/b>. Alternatively, call 01793 781 484 between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Self-referrals can be made if you are 12 years of age and older.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nhsuk-action-link\"><a class=\"nhsuk-action-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/beuswindon.co.uk\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"nhsuk-action-link__text\">Swindon referrals<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<h2>Other ways to get help<\/h2>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Under 16s<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>If you are under 16, there are lots of ways to let CAMHS know that you need help.<\/p>\n<p>You can speak to your GP, School Health Nurse or teacher who can get in touch with us directly by calling our \u2018single point of access\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Any other professional who works with you like a social worker, counsellor or youth worker can also contact the CAMHS \u2018single point of access\u2019 telephone number to find out how we can help you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">16 - 17 year olds<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can call into our \u2018single point of access\u2019 telephone number. You can call us from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. You will speak to a specially trained member of the team who will ask you some questions and talk to you about how CAMHS can help.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like help in contacting us, you could ask your GP, School Nurse or Teacher who could contact our \u2018single point of access service\u2019 on your behalf you if you talk to them. Also, you could get help from any other professional such as a social worker, counsellor or youth worker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">18 and over<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/service_description\/adult-community-mental-health-teams\/\">adult mental health teams<\/a> will be able to help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<h2>What happens next<\/h2>\n<p>If we think we can help you, we will review how quickly you need to be seen for your assessments, which are either standard, emergency or urgent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"82\" class=\"tabbed\">\n                            <ul><li><a href=\"#section-standard-referrals\">Standard referrals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#section-urgent-referrals\">Urgent referrals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#section-emergency-referrals\">Emergency referrals<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"ohft-tab-content\" id=\"section-standard-referrals\">\n<p>Standard referrals are the way most children and young people get help from us.<\/p>\n<p>If your referral is made by a professional we will ask them to fill in some information about you on one of our referral forms. This asks for some personal information about why you need support now.<\/p>\n<p>It would be really helpful if you could help to complete this form so we know what you are hoping for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-tab-content\" id=\"section-urgent-referrals\">\n<p>Urgent referrals are seen within 7 days. This is if you need to be seen very quickly but not as an emergency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-tab-content\" id=\"section-emergency-referrals\">\n<p>Emergency referrals are when you are an immediate danger to yourself or others; we would treat this as an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s an emergency, phone 999.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s not a 999 emergency, you can dial 111 if you need help fast.<\/p>\n<p>We will see you within 4 hours of you being medically fit. This could be if you are in A&amp;E or the GP surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Your referrer will call us straight away. We can be contacted either between 8am-6pm or through the out of hour\u2019s service at other times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If we feel that we are not the right source of help for you we may try to make other suggestions of support which could be useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online referrals Getting help where you are Other ways to get help What happens next If we think we can help you, we will review how quickly you need to be seen for your assessments, which are either standard, emergency or urgent. 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