Our specialised community teams serve the people of Derbyshire. Watch the video to learn more about the help they provide. Below the video, you can find contact details for the two teams and information about referrals into the service.
Community teams' contact details
The southern team is based at:
The Radbourne Unit
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3WQ
Telephone: 01332 623911
The North team is based at:
Scarsdale
Newbold Road
Chesterfield
S41 7NW
Telephone: 01246 216523
About the teams
Assessment and treatment is given by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a consultant psychiatrist, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and a nursery nurse. We accept referrals from 12 weeks of pregnancy up to two years after giving birth and registered with a Derby or Derbyshire GP.
Referral procedure and criteria for community services
Referrals to the community team will be accepted from:
- Consultant psychiatrists
- General practitioners (GP)
- Consultant obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Community Mental Health or Crisis Teams
- Midwives
- Health visitors
Contact the Perinatal Community Mental Health Team using the details below:
South Derbyshire: Telephone 01332 623911 or email to Dhcft.perinatalcmht@nhs.net
North Derbyshire: Telephone 01246 216523 or email to Dhcft.perinatalcmht@nhs.net
If you wish to make a referral please complete this referral form. Midwives will have a standard referral template to be used when screening for mental health problems at the booking appointment. Where possible this should be discussed with the woman prior to referral. Referrals will be reviewed by the multi-disciplinary team and prioritised accordingly. We aim to see urgent referrals within one week of referral and routine referrals within five weeks. We do operate a waiting list. Referrers will be advised of the outcome in writing. Weekly referral meetings are held every Tuesday in South Derbyshire and every Wednesday in North Derbyshire.
Referrals will be accepted:
Preconceptually
Those with existing serious mental illness, usually schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depressive disorder, who require advice about treatments and the risks associated with pregnancy. These women would normally be already under the care of a Community Mental Health Team.
Antenatally
- Women with serious mental illness, i.e. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, severe depression/anxiety disorders
- Women who have developed significant mental health difficulties that cannot be managed in primary care
- Women at risk of developing serious mental illness following delivery, e.g. those with a history of bipolar disorder or serious postnatal illness in first degree relatives
- Women with previous history of puerperal psychosis, severe postnatal depression, severe anxiety disorders including OCD
- Women who have been admitted to a psychiatric unit or treated by psychiatric services in the first year following the birth of a child.
Postnatally
Mental health problems either arising for the first time or relapse of existing mental health difficulties. In addition women with significant disorders of bonding or attachment may be seen. Women who are already under the care of mental health services will require a CPA review prior to transfer of care.
We would not normally accept referrals for women:
- who are being successfully treated in primary care
We accept referrals from the end of the first trimester in pregnancy and can work with women and their families for up to two years postnatally if perinatal illness persist
