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Perinatal Service - Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich
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The Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich Perinatal Service provides specialist assessment and intervention to women experiencing significant mental health difficulties during pregnancy and up to one year after birth.
We offer specialist assessment, treatment, support and advice to ensure a woman stays as well as possible through this period. If a woman becomes unwell, we will support her and her family to ensure she has the right care and intervention to meet her needs.
The service does not offer crisis or emergency care.
- Address: Oxleas Perinatal Mental Health Team, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LT
- Reception phone number: 0203 961 3613
Our team
We are a multidisciplinary team. This means we are a group of professionals who specialise in different areas of medicine but work together to make decisions about how to care for patients. Our team includes:
- Psychiatrists
- Nurses
- Psychologists
- Nursery nurses
- An occupational therapist
- A social worker
- Administrators
The team works closely with maternity services, health visitors, adult mental health services and GPs.
Women are offered face-to-face appointments in several settings, including the maternity unit they are booked at, local children’s centres or at home. In some cases, appointments are held over the telephone.
Referrals
You can be referred to this service by:
- Any professional working with women in the perinatal period
- Mental health clinicians
- Midwives
- Obstetricians
- Health visitors
Referrals can be made by completing our referral form, electronically and sending it to oxl-tr.oxleasperinatalmentalhealthservice@nhs.net
The referral form provides details about the service as well as guidance on referral criteria.
How to contact this service
Oxleas Perinatal Mental Health Team,
Queen Mary’s Hospital,
Frognal Avenue,
Sidcup,
Kent,
DA14 6LT
Public phone number: 0203 961 3613
Phone number for healthcare professionals: 0203 961 3610
Email: oxl-tr.oxleasperinatalmentalhealthservice@nhs.net
A member of the service is available 9am - 5pm during working hours to provide advice to professionals.
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