Self Referral
Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP. However, there are a number of local services, listed below, that you are able to make self referrals to.
Social Prescribing
The term ‘social prescribing’ is used to describe a service which supports people to access a range of non-medical services and activities in their local area. Social prescribing can help people with different social, emotional or practical needs to find the right support and improve their health and wellbeing.The service can help you: Get support to improve your physical health,Find employment or volunteering opportunities or learn a new skill,
Tackle money, housing, work or benefits issues.
Your Sexual Health – Lewisham
Three clinics across the borough provide contraception, reproductive and sexual health services for men and women of all ages, including young people under 16.
Sexual Health – Lewisham and Greenwich
We provide free and confidential sexual health services across four sites in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich.
Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies
If you’re feeling low, anxious or stressed, you’ve come to the right place for help. Lewisham Talking Therapies is a free and confidential NHS service that is part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) program.
King’s College Hospital Antenatal Self-Referral
Throughout your pregnancy, your maternity team will do all they can to provide you with information, guidance and support. You can also stay up-to-date with the BadgerNet Maternity Notes Portal online or on the Maternity Notes App.
Lewisham and Greenwich Maternity Services Self Referral
Welcome to our maternity unit at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. We are a multi award winning maternity service and we are very proud of our services. We are absolutely committed to providing high quality maternity care for you and your partners during your pregnancy, labour and after the birth of your baby.
Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. We believe that no young person should have to struggle alone with thoughts of suicide.
0800 068 4141
NHS stop smoking services help you quit – Quit smoking
Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good.
0300 123 1044
Marie Stopes UK
You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS funded abortion care.We've been helping people with their reproductive health options for over 40 years. We provide NHS-funded and self-funded abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics all over England. You can give us a call whenever you need us. Our advice line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
0345 300 8090
Find a psychological therapies service in England
You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service (IAPT) without seeing your GP.These services offer therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias