Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT)

Mental Health - Psychiatry

Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, based at Carseview Centre.
For the purpose of this referral guide, this service is intended for Emergency presentations that require review within 4 hours.

The least restrictive option of support should be considered which may include DBI, PALMS, Third sector, Community support, Crisis centres (such as Hope Point in Dundee, The Beacon in Angus and the Neuk in Perth & Kinross)

Please also note that urgent (within 72 hours) and routine assessment requests have separate referral pathways.

General Practice assessment can be in the form of face to face assessment or remote consultation providing the assessment is adequate and covers all the information required as seen in the ‘Primary Care referral information’ section. The referral may be declined by CRHTT following discussion with the referrer if not appropriate for the service.

Site	Address	Contact Information
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team	Carseview Centre 4 Tom McDonald Avenue Dundee DD4 1NH	01382 423053

• Emergency Mental Health Referrals – need to be reviewed within 4 hours
• Are considered to be a significant risk to themselves and/or others
• May require admission or Intensive Home Treatment
• Must be assessed to be medically fit

• Any patient who does not need an Emergency assessment of their mental health within 4 hours

Angus GP Practices:

• Angus locality CMHT’s manage all emergency mental health referrals in-hours (0900-1600hrs).
• Phone the CRHTT after 1600hrs on 01382 423053

Perth and Kinross GP Practices:

• ‘New’ emergency mental health referrals (ie those patients not already open to the CMHT) refer to the CRHTT.
• Emergency mental health referrals for those patients already open to P&K CMHT’s should be directed to the CMHT Duty Worker in the respective P&K locality (North, South, City)

CMHT in-hours.

• North and South CMHTs 0900-1500hrs,
• Perth City CMHT 0900-1530hrs.

Out with these hours phone CRHTT on 01382 423053

Dundee GP Practices:

• Telephone referral to CRHTT on 01382 423053

Please supply the following information when referral is being made:

• Basic demographic information – a contact number for the patient essential
• Presenting problem
• Existing mental health diagnosis
• Open to mental health services
• Past psychiatric history
• Physical Health issues/ Disability
• Involvement of other agencies
• Social setting/ circumstances/ child protection
• Next of Kin details and contact number
• Drug and Alcohol use
• Medication/ Known allergies
• Risk (Suicide, Self-Harm, Neglect, Risk to Children, Risk to Others, Known Forensic History, Violence & Aggression)
• Transport arrangements
• Disengagement plan (actions to be taken in the event the patient fails to attend the specified appointment)