INCOMPLETE FORMS AND UNJUSTIFIABLE REQUESTS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE REFERRER

PLEASE NOTE IF THE CHILD/YOUNG PERSON IS NOT SEEN AS PART OF THE REFERRAL, IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

IF THERE ARE IMMEDIATE SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS THEN IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REFERRER TO CONTACT THE SAFEGUARDING HUB.

This referral form is for access to services providing mental health interventions across North Cumbria. Your referral may be reviewed by representatives from each organisation. Onward referral to other agencies will be completed on your behalf where clear consent is included on this form. 

Patient details

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Address Required
Is it safe to contact: Required
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Interpreter required? Required
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Address of person with parental responsibility Required
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Consent to send letters by Text – Young Person Required
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Consent to send letters by Text – Parent Carer Required
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Is school attendance an issue? Required
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Children's safeguarding

Is the child/young person “looked after” as defined in the Children’s Act 1989? Required
Is the child/young person adopted? Required
Are there safeguarding concerns about the child/young person or family? Required
Does the child/young person have a Child in Need Plan (CIN)? Required
Is the child/young person subject to a Child Protection Plan? Required

Does the Young Person require support for the emotional impact of a trauma: 
Please provide additional details including approximate dates. If there are concerns the young person is not currently safe, please refer to Children’s Social Care. 

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OTHER SERVICES / PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED (also include services they have been referred to):
Please be aware we may contact the organisations involved in their care.

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Has an Early Help/ Family Help Assessment been completed? Required
Does the parent or carer have any known literacy problems? Required
Do the parents/guardians have parental responsibility? Required
Are the parents/guardians agreeable to the referral? Required
Is the child/young person aware of the referral? Required
Has the child/young person requested this support? Required

Referral details

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Significant medical history

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Significant past

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Medication

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Is the Young person on Hormonal Contraception? Required

*Note, although research is inconclusive, there is some evidence to suggest that hormonal contraception may impact mood. We would advise that this is considered prior to making a referral.

Risk assessment

Are there any issues that place this young person or others at risk? Required
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Agreement to referral

The information on this form will be used to assess the emotional and mental health needs of the referred child/young person. Sometimes we may be able to re-direct the referral to a more appropriate service if consent is obtained to share the information with other agencies.

Have the parents/guardians given consent to allow CAMHS to share information as specified above? Required
Have the parents/guardians given consent to allow CAMHS to contact the referrer and other involved agencies to discuss this referral further? Required

Referrer details

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CEDS Referral Form Triage Prompt Questions

Does the young person present with a suspected eating disorder?
Do they appear to have body image distortion? Are they deliberately attempting to lose weight in an unhelpful way, particularly if weight loss is not clinically indicated? Include an eating disorder diagnosis if this has been given. 

What is the young person’s current weight and height? And do they have a history of weight loss? If so, please give details including the current rate of weight loss. 

Is the young person currently restricting their food or fluid intake? If yes, please give details. If malnutrition or dehydration is suspected, please include details of any physical health symptoms.

Does the young person report binging (eating large volumes of food in a short space of time) episodes? If yes, please give details. 

Does the young person report any compensatory behaviours to control or reduce their weight – these include vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise, diet pills? If yes, please give details. 

For any suspected eating disorder, an assessment of physical health risk is essential. Please consider when the young person last saw their GP and consider requesting an urgent appointment to check the following according to Junior MARSIPAN Guidelines: blood biochemistry (full FBC’s, U’s and E’s, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphate, LFT’s), blood pressure standing and sitting, temperature, pulse rate, weight and height and attaching these results to the referral. Seeks guidance from CEDS clinicians if you are unsure. 

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