Self Referral

Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP. However, there are a number of local services, listed below, that you are able to make self referrals to.

Sexual Health-Let’s Talk About It

Solent NHS Trust Sexual Health Service provides Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) services across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton.
0300 300 2016 8am to 8pm 7 days a week

Podiatry

The podiatry service aims to provide high quality treatment and advice to help patients maintain independence and mobility, as well as reducing the risk of ulceration, infection and amputation in those at high risk of developing foot problems due to conditions such as diabetes.
02382 313030

(MSK) First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) 

MSK FCPs are offered as a better alternative to seeing your GP for MSK conditions. Our service aims to improve your access to the Right Care, at the Right Time, from the Right Clinician. Early specialist assessment with advice has been proven to enhance patient recovery and self-management. Patients must be 18 years of age and over.
Phone 01962 712906 between 8:00am and 6:30pm to book your appointment.

Talking Therapies Hampshire

Supporting people to improve their mental wellbeing through education, guided self-help tools and evidence based talking therapies. Working alongside GPs to help people to recover from the most common mental health problems like anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and phobias.
023 8038 3920

Mental Health Practitioner

Sometimes referred to as a First Contact Mental Health Practitioner, this member of staff is an experienced professional who can support you with either a diagnosed or undiagnosed mental health concern. This could be one or a number of mental health feelings and symptoms such as anxiety, low mood, loneliness, grief, hallucinations or stress.
Phone 01962 712906 between 8:00am and 6:30pm to book your appointment.

Mind Solent

Our network of recovery-focussed Wellbeing Centres offer safe spaces to be yourself and get back on track through courses, workshops, activities and 1:1 emotional support.Through an initial telephone assessment, we'll work with you to set goals for your time with us and find the right courses to help you work towards them. We can also assist by signposting you to local services for any additional support needs, like housing, benefits, counselling, crisis support or other specific needs.

Winchester Youth Counselling

We don't want you to feel alone. Are you a young person living in the district of Winchester? Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, or down? You’re not alone. Mental health is just as important as physical health, and it’s OK to ask for help. That’s where Winchester Youth Counselling comes in. We offer ways to help you deal with your feelings and feel better.
01962 820444

CAMHS Hampshire

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are an NHS service that aims to help young people up to the age of 18 who are finding it hard to manage their emotional and psychological health, and who are suffering with acute, chronic and severe mental health problems. CAMHS have community teams of staff across the Hampshire area that have expertise in working with children/young people with complex mental health difficulties and their families/carers.
0300 304 0050

YPI Counselling

YPI Counselling is a registered charity offering confidential counselling to young people aged 11-25 in the Basingstoke and Deane area.
01256 423878

Mental Health Wellbeing Coaches

Twyford Surgery is pleased to offer a Mental Health Wellbeing Service for our patients Monday-Thursday. The Team can support you to move from surviving to thriving by helping you feel in control of your health and wellbeing by addressing mental health, general health, wellbeing and inclusion needs
Phone 01962 712906 between 8:00am and 6:30pm to book your appointment.

Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service

Psychosis is a condition that affects your mind and can change the way you think, feel and behave. It can be difficult for you to distinguish between reality and your imagination and is most common in adolescence and early adulthood.
01256 316326

Primary Eyecare – Urgent eyecare

Primary Eyecare provides NHS funded eyecare services across large parts of England. The services are available from the majority of local opticians, from the smallest independent practice to the largest national chains.
0300 303 4922 from 9am to 5pm Mon-Sat

Audiology

Audiology at Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust offers self-referral for patients aged 18 and over who have gradual onset hearing difficulties/loss or bothersome tinnitus (without vertigo or ear pain). Please contact the service directly to self-refer.
01962 824437

Inclusion Hampshire

Hampshire drug and alcohol is a partnership led by Inclusion (part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) working with Catch 22, Parent Support Link and others. Inclusion Recovery Hampshire is the service for individuals aged 25 and over who are or have used drugs. Hampshire 24/7 is the service for individuals aged 24 and under who are currently or have used drugs or alcohol. Parent Support Link is the name of the support service provided for individuals affected by someone else’s use.

Pregnancy (Badger Notes)

SHIP Maternity Referral is an NHS service providing a single point of access for all maternity referrals in the Portsmouth, Andover, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton and Isle of Wight areas. The aim is to make sure you have access to the right care from day one. SHIP Maternity Referral will triage your referral based on the information you provide and the hospital will contact you to start your antenatal care. In the meantime if you are worried about your pregnancy, please tell your GP.

Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)

We provide consultant and nurse led clinics which offer prompt access for women with early pregnancy related problems. Appointments are arranged via a referral from a GP or health worker. Women who have previously had an ectopic, molar pregnancy or whose last 2 pregnancies have ended in miscarriage can self-refer to the unit.

Perinatal Community Mental Health Service

The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides specialist help and support to birthing people with antenatal or postnatal mental health problems, and to the health professionals involved in their care. The Perinatal Community Team works in close collaboration with; the Maternity Mental Health service and the Mother and Baby specialist inpatient unit (Clover Ward).
02382 313000

Hampshire Healthy Families

For all things health and families in Hampshire. Welcome to your 0-19 health visiting and school nursing service in Hampshire. Here you will find ways to support your child’s development and how to contact healthcare professionals.

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire

Advice, support, and guidance for anyone caring for another person(s) in Hampshire.
01264 835246

Smokefree Hampshire

Quitting smoking isn’t easy, but giving up greatly improves your own health as well as the health of those around you. Smoking causes extensive damage to your body and your second hand smoke can also cause problems for everybody else too. Not only does smoking damage your fertility, skin, teeth and energy levels it also makes a huge dent in your finances too!
01264 563039 or 0800 772 3649

St Johns Winchester Dementia

St John’s Dementia Support is a community service with two Admiral Nurses and a Dementia Support Worker. The team provides support to those over 55 who are living with dementia within their own home, as well as their families and carers. The service is available to those living in the Winchester District and surrounding areas.
01962 854226

Hampshire Domestic Abuse Service

An advice line run by Stop Domestic Abuse and the Hampton Trust provides information, advice, assessment and triage for affected individuals, their children, perpetrators and professionals.
0330 0533630

Vasectomy

Mid Hampshire Healthcare has been commissioned to provide the Vasectomy service from 01 April 2024 to eligible patients registered to a GP practice within Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB. You can self-refer using the link within the website.

Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. We believe that no young person should have to struggle alone with thoughts of suicide.
0800 068 4141

Sleepio

Self-referral web-based support for sleep problems.

NHS stop smoking services help you quit – Quit smoking

Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good.
0300 123 1044

NUPAS (national unplanned pregnancy advisory service)

We offer abortion treatments and free pregnancy testing, sexually transmitted infection screening and a fully comprehensive contraceptive service.
0333 004 6666

Marie Stopes UK

You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS funded abortion care.We've been helping people with their reproductive health options for over 40 years. We provide NHS-funded and self-funded abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics all over England. You can give us a call whenever you need us. Our advice line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
0345 300 8090

Find a psychological therapies service in England

You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service (IAPT) without seeing your GP.These services offer therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias

NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

The Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) identifies those at diabetes high risk and refers them onto a behaviour change programme.