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Paediatric Liaison Service
Location: King’s College Hospital and
St Thomas’ Hospital
Mode: Outpatient
We treat young people with medical conditions who also
have psychological difficulties and psychiatric illnesses which
are pre-existing, secondary to or co-morbid to their medical
conditions. We often see young people who are undergoing
transplant assessments, have difficulties taking medication or
adhering to special diets, somatisation disorders, coping with
pain, trauma following illness or injury, anxiety, depression,
grief and bereavement, treatment after serious assault and
medically unexplained physical symptoms.
Criteria
Eligibility
• Up to 18 years old
• Male or female
• Mental illness arising from the nature of the acute disorder being treated
We also offer an emergency provision to acute hospitals.
Reasons for emergency referral often include overdoses,
deliberate self-harm, acute anxiety and dramatic and
unexplained changes in mood or behaviour.
Our team specialises in mental health disorders related to
acquired brain injury, epilepsy, oncology, and trauma.
Interventions which may be provided
• Comprehensive mental state assessment
• Psychometric assessment
• Psychological assessment and treatment
• Medication review and prescribing
• Treatment planning with the referring team
• Expert medico-legal assessment
• Family therapy
Outcomes
• Formulation and diagnosis
• Improvement in well-being and quality of life for the young
person and their family
• Recommendations to acute services regarding care plans to
treat symptoms and improve current and future functioning
Care option Description Cost Unit Code
Outpatient
Basic assessment
Enhanced
assessment
Complex
assessment
Treatment
Assessment involves face-to-face meetings with young people
and their families, leading to a formulation of diagnosis and a
treatment plan.
The extended and second opinion assessment involves a consultant
psychiatrist and another member from our team and includes liaison
with the young person’s school and any other professionals involved
in their care. This assessment may extend over two sessions.
This is a comprehensive assessment with two team members, the
young person and their family, with additional team members
behind a one-way screen, who contribute to the discussion,
formulation and treatment planning. This assessment may also
require additional structured assessments, e.g. psychometric testing,
the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS) and may require
several meetings. It also includes discussions with the paediatricians
and liaison with the school. We provide a diagnostic formulation and
treatment plan.
Individual sessions are offered on a regular basis, in close liaison with
the person’s paediatric team.
£404 Per assessment 92700
£805 Per assessment 92701
£1,466 Per assessment 92687
£292 Per session 92688
Consultation
Consultation is offered as a two-hour session for complex case
discussions between the referring team and senior members of
our team.
£292 Per session 92702
Referrals are accepted from: Contacts: Address:
NHS consultant psychiatrists
NHS consultant paediatricians
King’s College Hospital
Dr Teresa Lax-Pericall, Consultant Child and
Adolescent Psychiatrist
Gill Savoury, Team Leader
St Thomas’ Hospital
Dr Peter Hindley, Consultant Child and
Adolescent Psychiatrist
Claire Dempster, Team Leader
Paediatric Liaison Service
King’s College Hospital
3rd Floor, Hambledon Wing
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS
Tel: 020 3299 3219/3220
Fax: 020 3299 3221
Email: gill.savoury@slam.nhs.uk
Paediatric Liaison
St Thomas’ Hospital
2nd Floor, Gassiot House
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Tel: 020 7188 9125
Fax: 020 7188 9668
Email: claire.dempster@slam.nhs.uk
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