Your patient provides you with a completed self-report form.
You or your support team can then upload it within our digital referral process.
GP-led
You wish to refer a patient but they have no self-report form.
You can complete the digital self-report form with your patient during an appointment, or capture the results on paper and then upload them. Download the form here.
Completing the self-report form can take up to 10 minutes, so it may not be possible to finish it within an appointment slot. Therefore, you are welcome to begin the process with your patient, and if time runs out, retain the information and complete it later.
You will receive email confirmation that we have received your referral.
We will then ask your patient to provide us with some important enrolment information.
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The referral is reviewed
Our clinical team will review the referral.
If accepted, your patient will be asked to complete some pre-assessment forms.
When they have done so, they will join our wait list.
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We provide ongoing care
We will communicate with you and your patient throughout the entire journey to assessment.
If your patient fails to respond to our communications, or is not accepted into our service for any reason, we will notify you by email.
Here’s what our clients have to say
Patient suitablility for our service
As a responsible healthcare provider, we cannot accept patients into our service who do not meet our suitability criteria. ProblemShared carry out our assessments online.
Please read each drop-down carefully and ensure each one before declaring eligibility
Clinical suitability
We feel your patient will be better off being referred for face-to-face support if:
They are below the age 7 years old
They are non-verbal and/or selectively mute
They are unable to communicate at conversational level in English
They have a diagnosis of global development delay or an intellectual disability (IQ below 70)
They have a significant visual or hearing impairment which means they are unable to access online assessments
They are currently psychotic or have recently experienced a psychotic episode (within 3 months)
They are currently deemed to pose a risk to themselves or others and are not under care co-ordination with the local CMHT
They are currently receiving treatment for an active eating disorder, or have been discharged within the last 6 months from a specialist eating disorder clinic
They are currently receiving active medical treatment for drugs or alcohol addiction
They have had a head injury or brain surgery or have a neurological condition which has left them with significant cognitive impairments
They have previously been assessed by the NHS and are seeking a second opinion assessment
They are currently serving a prison sentence, or are on temporary release
They are undergoing a safeguarding investigation and cannot be seen until it has been concluded
They are currently detained in a hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983, or under a community treatment order
They currently serve in the armed forces
They do not have access to a laptop or computer (please note that a tablet which is at least 10” in size and can be propped up to be used hands-free can also be used to access our service, but handheld devices such as mobile phones cannot)
They do not have access to an internet connection in a private place
They are not willing to conduct the assessment with their camera turned on for the duration of the assessment
Once your patient has been accepted into our service, they will receive an email within 24 hours inviting them to register as a client with ProblemShared
Your patient will then be asked to complete some pre-assessment forms, and when they have done this, your patient will be added to our wait list
Your patient will have access to a dashboard that will provide them with up to date information about wait list times, as well as guides relating to the assessment process
We will maintain contact with your patient every 12 weeks while they are on our wait list, and we will ask the patient to update us directly if their risk profile changes
If your patient’s risk profile does change and this change precludes us from providing them with an assessment, we will refer them back to your care
We will not be in more frequent contact with your patient and, as such, we ask that you please continue to provide care for your patient on such basis as you consider is required, in addition to our own care
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