GP Mental Health Practitioners

Practice Based Mental Health Support

General Practice Mental Health Practitioners have joined the multi-disciplinary team within Springfield Road & Riverdale Surgeries. They will work with you to help imporve your mental health and wellbeing through early intervention, prevention and management of mental health issues, using a range of approaches to achieve this.

Good mental health is just as important as good physical health.

As General Practice Mental Health Practitioners our team can provide you with help and support on a number of issues, including:

• Providing an initial assessment of your mental health
• Advice and management of your mental health
• Offer short term treatment
• Direct you to appropriate services
• Refer you to specialist mental health services

Where the Practice Mental Health Practitioners feel you require on-going support, they will ensure that you have access to services that enable you to address your individual mental health needs. These services may be in your local community or provided by your health and social care trust. Find out more here.                                                                                  

We want out patients to see the 'right person, right place, first time'. 

To book an appointment ask any member of our practice team