Mental Health referrals
WNHS Mental Health Service – Outpatient and Consultation Liaison
Referral information
Patients of KEMH are eligible for support from our department when their medical condition or treatment is impacting adversely on their mental health; or when an existing mental health struggle requires management or is impacting on access to their health care service. Patients must consent to the referral unless the clinician’s duty of care overrides patient consent.
Inpatients
- All referrals are received by eReferrals (external site)
- To discuss referrals with our triage nurse, please call (08) 6458 1521 during office hours.
Outpatients
- King Edward patients can self-refer by contacting the Department. Patients can also be referred by community service providers (eg. GPs, Visiting Midwifery Service, Community Mental Health, Child Health Nurse etc.) using the referral form (PDF)
- King Edward outpatient clinics can use our e-referral system or speak with our triage nurse on (08) 6458 1521 for urgent matters.
Contact us
Tel: (08) 6458 1521
Fax: (08) 6458 1111
Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Location: KEMH, Level 1, Agnes Walsh House, 369 Bagot Road, Subiaco WA 6009
Mother Baby Unit (MBU)
Referral information
The Mother Baby Unit (MBU) is an 8 bedded unit which provides specialist care for women with significant mental health problems and their babies, from late pregnancy until the baby is 12 months of age or walking.
The following eligibility criteria apply for referral to the Mother and Baby Unit:
- Pregnant women (28 weeks' gestation and over or earlier if deemed clinically appropriate) with moderate to severe mental health problems who are obstetrically stable, physically well, and agree to admission to the MBU.
- Women with moderate to severe mental health problems, whose baby or babies are non-toddling, are aged up to 12 months, and there is a major impact on the women’s level of functioning and/or ability to parent.
- Women / babies with infectious disease and / or illness must be symptom free prior to admission consistent with the WNHS Infection Prevention and Management Manual - Transmission Based Precautions
Women with substance and alcohol dependencies will only be considered eligible for referral following completion of withdrawal and detoxification.
Women who require a highly secure or intensive nursing environment, are not eligible for referral until deemed able to be managed safely on the MBU.
Referral form
Contact us
Tel: (08) 64581799
Email: MBU@health.wa.gov.au
Visiting hours: 4pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 8pm, weekends and public holidays