so that we can give the appointment to Is it confidential? someone else. Yes, completely confidential. Information Child and Adolescent Mental is only shared with those who are working Health Service If you do not attend an appointment and with you / your child. If you want to keep (CAMHS) do not let us know, we will assume you some things to yourself then we can do not need our service any more and will discuss this. South Edinburgh discharge you. If there are concerns about a child’s safety we have to report these. There are What to do if your situation changes child protection procedures used by If your situation improves and you feel health, social work, education and the you no longer need to be seen, please Information police and we have to follow those telephone us to cancel your appointment. for procedures. Families If your situation gets worse, please We may ask if we can use your contact the person who referred you for information for training or research. If we further advice. do, we will always explain to you how we would like to use it and will ask for your Who do we share your information CAMHS South Team permission first. with? 3 Rillbank Terrace Your GP Edinburgh Information is made anonymous before it The person who asked us to see is used for training or research. EH9 1LL you / your child We may ask for your permission to Services also collect figures and Reception: 0131 536 0534 talk to other people who are statistics. This is called audit and working with your child; for evaluation and helps us find out whether example, a teacher or nurse. a service is working well. Why do we information? This information is made anonymous It us work together better. And if we when it is collected. This that you work together well it is better for you / cannot be identified from the information your child. we use. Therefore we don’t generally seek permission if we use any of your information in this way. What information do we share? We only share information that helps in treating you / your child.
so that we can give the appointment to someone else. If you do not attend an appointment and do not let us know, we will assume you do not need our service any more and will discharge you. What to do if your situation changes If your situation improves and you feel you no longer need to be seen, please telephone us to cancel your appointment. If your situation gets worse, please contact the person who referred you for further advice. Who do we share your information with? Your GP The person who asked us to see you / your child We may ask for your permission to talk to other people who are working with your child; for example, a teacher or nurse. Why do we information? It us work together better. And if we work together well it is better for you / your child. What information do we share? We only share information that helps in treating you / your child. Is it confidential? Yes, completely confidential. Information is only shared with those who are working with you / your child. If you want to keep some things to yourself then we can discuss this. If there are concerns about a child’s safety we have to report these. There are child protection procedures used by health, social work, education and the police and we have to follow those procedures. We may ask if we can use your information for training or research. If we do, we will always explain to you how we would like to use it and will ask for your permission first. Information is made anonymous before it is used for training or research. Services also collect figures and statistics. This is called audit and evaluation and helps us find out whether a service is working well. This information is made anonymous when it is collected. This that you cannot be identified from the information we use. Therefore we don’t generally seek permission if we use any of your information in this way. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) South Edinburgh Information for Families CAMHS South Team 3 Rillbank Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LL Reception: 0131 536 0534
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