Urgent Consultation Service

Mandate:

To provide a timely response to patients in need of urgent (not emergent) mental health assessment whether referred by family physicians, the Emergency Departments at LHSC, and SJHC Urgent Care Clinic.

Who We Serve:

Patients age 18-64 who reside in London and Middlesex County.

How to Refer:

Referral must be faxed by your family physician or a physician from a Walk-In Clinic with a Coordinated Intake referral form completed.  Self-referrals are not accepted.  Coordinated Intake personnel will then triage to the appropriate service, i.e. Urgent Consultation Service.

Limitations:

We are not able to conduct custody and access evaluations.  We are not able to conduct capacity or forensic assessments

Service Provided:

Mental health assessments are conducted by nurse case managers and psychiatrists.  Medical students, residents and other trainees may also be involved in delivery of services, under supervision of the consulting psychiatrist.  Provisional diagnoses and recommendations for treatment will be made at the time of assessment, and may include a referral to hospital programs and/or community resources.  Summary of consultation is faxed to the referral source on day of assessment with subsequent detailed dictation to follow.

Brief intervention may be warranted/offered through the Urgent Consultation Service, and may involve psychosocial and pharmacotherapeutic measures.  However, there may be no further involvement necessary after the initial assessment.

Service Available: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

How To Reach Us (for information only)

Urgent Consultation Service

Mental Health Care Program
London Health Sciences Centre 
800 Commissioners Road East
London, ON N6A 5W9
Phone: 519-685-8500 extension 75521