NHS Referrals
All NHS referrals will be made through the patient's General Practitioner or Psychiatrist to the Referrals Manager. Self referrals are not accepted. Due to the demands on the service a waiting list is in operation. Further details of current waiting times are available from the Referrals Manager.
What services are available at the Rivers Centre?
The Rivers Centre offers assessment and treatment of psychological reactions to trauma including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), major depression and other anxiety disorders. We offer help to people who have experienced traumatic events for example
- Emergency service personnel
- Combat veterans
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- Survivors of acts of human violence, crime and terror
- Victims of serious road traffic accidents, industrial, domestic or medical accidents
- Survivors of disasters such as train crashes, gas explosions, environmental disasters
- Survivors of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods hurricanes
- Jurors exposed to traumatic trial material
The Rivers Centre also provides:
- Supervision, training and consulatancy
- Access to a network of local and national trauma services and voluntary agencies
- Medico-legal reports for criminal cases and civil litigation
- Training in assessment and management of acute trauma reactions
- Handbooks and clinical guidelines for treatment
- Expertise in rating scales