Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Paediatric Liaison Service
We provide a therapeutic service to children and young people aged 0-18 and their families with chronic, acute and life-threatening illness, disability and bereavement.
We offer care to young people and families who require joint mental health and paediatric care in hospital. This may include, for example, where:
- mental health/emotional and family distress result from acute, chronic, life-threatening illness and disability
- mental health and emotional problems present as physical symptoms, such as medically unexplained chronic pain or loss of function
- there are complex safeguarding presentations in hospital including Munchausen by proxy
We also work with paediatric teams and professionals from welfare and community agencies involved with child and adolescent physical disease and disability.
We are based at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, which has disabled access, and car parking is available.
Service opening hours
Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm
Thursday evening clinic (clinicians only 5pm to 8 pm)
Contact and find us
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
South Block E Floor
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 2UH
Tel: 0115 8230269
Fax: 0115 8230270
Support groups
We can refer clients and professionals to a number of national and local voluntary and self-help groups.
These include groups for particular disorders (Turner's, CIRCA, DSD), butterfly project team, bereavement team/parents group, CLIC Sargent, Barnardos and the youth workers team at Nottingham University Hospitals.
Speak to a member of our team for further details.
Help in a crisis
Outside of office hours please contact your GP service, NHS 111, or in an emergency go to your local Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.
Information for health professionals
How to refer someone to this service
We only take referrals by the QMC paediatric teams.
Lead clinicians
Dr Karmen Hollis, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
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