NHS Lanarkshire provides a range of health services that you can contact directly for help, without going through your GP. Our self-referral services give patients a direct route to the health professional best placed to help them.
Self-referral
Mental health for younger people
It can be difficult to understand and open up about how we feel, particularly when we are struggling with our mental health. We all have mental health. It’s OK not to be OK and it’s OK to ask for help, you are not alone. Opening up to a trusted adult may help and there are also other people to speak to or tools that you might find useful.
Talking therapies
Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.
A guide to active health programmes in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Leisure’s Active Health Programme in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire provides a range of supported programmes to help individuals realise the benefits of becoming more physically active whilst also assisting those who are recovering from minor or even more serious illness.
Silvercloud - Supporting a child with ADHD
The Digital Psychology Service is excited to announce a new SilverCloud course available in Lanarkshire, Supporting a Child with ADHD. This self-referral online program is designed for parents and carers of younger children, and can be accessed through Lanarkshire Mind Matters under How We Can Help You.
Primary Care Occupational Therapy
Primary care occupational therapists (OTs) help people who have noticed that the everyday activities that they need or want to do are starting to become more difficult.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy
Please use this self-referral process if you live in North or South Lanarkshire and are aged 16 or over (if you are under 16 please contact your GP about a referral).
Podiatry Service
The Podiatry Service provides triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and foot health education to patients with a lower limb condition or a condition throughout your body that affects the lower limb.
Stop Smoking Services
Find a stop smoking service near you.
Sexual Health Services
Local sexual health clinic with a variety of services offered.
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