The NHS Talking Therapies (previously known as IAPT) services in North London can help patients suffering from anxiety and/or depression. Services offer effective psychological interventions delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners.

Services have short waits of 4-6 weeks for low-intensity interventions, along with capacity to assess and treat more patients who present with mild-to-moderate low mood, stress, and anxiety.

Consider a Talking Therapies referral when:

• you are writing a fit note for someone with mental health issues
• you are seeing a new parent, or a parent of a child under two, who seems to be low, stressed, and worried
• you see someone with insomnia
• you see an older person who is suffering from anxiety or depression.

Patients can also self-refer, which reduces your consultation time. You can promote this service within your surgery by downloading the poster.

For any questions, contact the borough teams.