London

London Liaison and Diversion services

There is one London Liaison and Diversion (L&D), consisting of 9 mental health service providers, working together. For ease of understanding, the details for the respective service provider contacts are listed below under three regions.

The community support aspect of the L&D service is a pan-London service of community link workers and peer supporters, based in various police custody suites and court settings across London. This part of the L&D service is provided by the organisation Together for Well Being. Details for the respective contacts can be found at the bottom of the page.

North London; East London; North-East London

East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)

Service Manager: Gareth Richards, 07912 618641, gareth.richards4@nhs.net,

Specific Point(s) of Contact

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (BEH)

Service Manager: Jim Beck, 020 8213 7708, jim.beck2@nhs.net

Specific Point(s) of Contact

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)

Service Manager: Phillip Dick, 07985 378282, phillip.dick@nelft.nhs.uk.

Specific Point(s) of Contact

Police Custody and the respective service/contact

  • Barking Police Station, NELFT: Phillip Dick
  • Bethnal Green Police Station, ELFT: Gareth Richards
  • Bishopsgate Police Station, ELFT: Gareth Richards
  • Camden Police Station, BEH: Jim Beck
  • Forest Gate Police Station, ELFT: Gareth Richards
  • Islington Police Station, BEH: Jim Beck
  • Leyton Custody Centre, ELFT: Gareth Richards
  • Romford Police Station, NELFT: Phillip Dick
  • Stoke Newington Police Station, ELFT: Gareth Richards
  • Wood Green Police Station, BEH: Jim Beck

Magistrates’ Courts and the respective service/contact                            

Crown Courts

  • Wood Green Crown Court
  • Snaresbrook Crown Court
West London

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)

Service Managers:

West London NHS Trust (WLT)

Service Manager: Carol Nolan, 07591 389000, carol.nolan1@nhs.net

Police Custody and the respective service/contact            

  • Acton Police Station. WLT: Carol Nolan
  • Hammersmith. WLT: Carol Nolan
  • Charing Cross Police Station. CNWL: Roz Kerr / Carlie Schroder
  • Colindale Police Station. CNWL: Roz Kerr / Carlie Schroder
  • Heathrow Police Station. CNWL:  Roz Kerr / Carlie Schroder
  • Wembley Police Station. CNWL: Roz Kerr / Carlie Schroder

Magistrates’ Courts and the respective service/contact                            

Crown Courts

Youth Justice

South London

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Oxleas)

Service Manager: Adam Sohawon, 07767587300, adam.sohawon@nhs.net

Specific Point(s) of Contact

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust (SWLSTG)

Service Manager: Nathalie Mills, nathalie.mills@swlstg.nhs.uk

Specific Point(s) of Contact

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

Service Manager: Carl Hellawell, 07896411230, carl.hellawell@nhs.net

Specific Point(s) of Contact

Police Custody

Magistrates’ Courts

Crown Courts

pan-London community support provision

Together for Mental Wellbeing

Service Manager:

Specific Point(s) of Contact

Police Custody – led by the community services team

  • Romford Police Station
  • Fresh Wharf Police Station
  • Bethnal Green Police Station
  • Bromley Police Station
  • Plumstead Police Station
  • Brixton Police Station
  • Lewisham Police Station
  • Wandsworth Police Station

Magistrates Courts

  • Barkingside Magistrates’ Court
  • Bexley Magistrates’ Court
  • Bromley Magistrates’ Court
  • City of London Magistrates’ Court
  • Croydon Magistrates’ Court
  • Ealing Magistrates’ Court
  • Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court
  • Stratford Magistrates Court
  • Thames Magistrates’ Court
  • Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court
  • Westminster Magistrates’ Court
  • Willesden Magistrates’ Court
  • Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court