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Primary care mental health


Located in Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.

The Primary Care Mental Health team delivers mental health support to adults, supporting GPs in addressing mental health concerns within primary care.


How we can help

The service offers support to patients over 18 years of age, with moderate to severe mental health needs.

Our focus is on fostering a person-centred approach to both physical and mental health, encompassing consideration of your social care needs.

Assessments of mental health are conducted either face-to-face or by phone. Outcomes may involve:

  • guiding and referring you to other services or organisations
  • providing treatment advice
  • conducting physical health checks
  • offering brief interventions to help manage mental health challenges

Doncaster

The Doncaster primary care mental health hub provides triage, holistic assessments and a variety of interventions to aid your recovery. We may also refer you to partner agencies if your needs can be better met.

Rotherham

The Rotherham primary care integrated mental health hubs, the hubs are aligned to the primary care networks across Rotherham. We offer mental health assessments and advice.

North Lincolnshire

The North Lincolnshire Primary Care Network team operates through three pathways:

  • the routine pathway, offers routine and non-urgent specialist mental health assessments, advice, and referrals
  • the dementia review pathway, monitors and supports individuals on prescribed dementia medication, conducting yearly medication review appointments post-diagnosis from secondary care
  • the severe mental illness (SMI) pathway, provides an annual health and medication review for those diagnosed with severe mental illness, collaborating with GPs to monitor physical health

Non-urgent advice: How to get help

Doncaster

The Doncaster service does not accept self referrals. We accept routine referrals from your GP or health professionals.

Rotherham

Referral is primarily done via the primary care mental health practitioners working within Rotherham GP surgeries. Other mental health support services can help with referrals.

North Lincolnshire

Referrals to our service are typically made by professionals like your GP. Additionally, you can self-refer through the single point access (SPA).

Contact the service

Rotherham

  • Address

    Swallownest Court
    Aughton Road
    Sheffield
    S26 4TH
  • North hub

  • Online

    Using our online system also allows you to:

    • contact our admin teams online and receive text or email responses
    • cancel appointments (if you are cancelling with less than 24 hours’ notice, please call us instead)

Doncaster

  • Address

    57 Tickhill Road
    Tickhill Road Site
    Tickhill Road
    Balby
    Doncaster
    DN4 8QN
  • Online

    Using our online system also allows you to:

    • contact our admin teams online and receive text or email responses
    • cancel appointments (if you are cancelling with less than 24 hours’ notice, please call us instead)

North Lincolnshire

  • Address

    Elizabeth Quarter
    High Street
    Scunthorpe
    North Lincolnshire
    DN15 6BF
  • Phone

    03000 216 099

    Lines are open Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays, 9am to 5pm.

  • Online

    Using our online system also allows you to:

    • contact our admin teams and receive replies by text or email
    • cancel appointments; if you need to cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice, please call us instead

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Page last reviewed: January 30, 2026
Next review due: January 30, 2027

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