Psychiatry services at The Children's Hospital at Westmead

The Department of Psychological Medicine at The Children's Hospital Westmead:

• Seeks to provide excellent, evidence-based and culturally appropriate clinical psychiatric care to children and young people with mental health problems or disorders and their carers
• Promotes the health and psychosocial well-being of all children through education, liaison and advocacy
• Strengthens the quality of psychosocial care provided to children and young people through leadership in the training and supervision of health care workers
• Conducts and disseminates research to promote service improvement, the well-being of children, young people and their families, and the advancement of knowledge

Referrals

We are a tertiary referral health service, meaning that we primarily see children and young people (from 0-18 years of age) that are:

• Receiving emergency care at The Children's Hospital at Westmead Emergency Department
• Admitted to Hall Ward, our specialist mental health in-patient facility
• Admitted to the medical wards of The Children's Hospital Westmead
• Receiving specialist outpatient care from another department within The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
• Referred by rural NSW child health specialists for review through the child and adolescent telemedicine psychiatry outreach service (CAPTOS)

To make a referral to the Department of Psychological Medicine:

• Inpatients – contact reception on (02) 9845 2005
• Outpatients – check referral criteria for eligibility and contact the Outpatients Intake Officer on (02) 9845 2005
• If an urgent assessment is required, a registrar is on call through the Emergency Department, 24 hours a day

Psychological Medicine Referrals Brochure