Self Referrals
1. NHS Talking Therapies (CBT / anxiety / depression)
Service: Mid Essex Talking Therapies
Contact
- 01376 308 704
Self-referral
2. Physiotherapy Self-Referral (Essex MSK services)
Service: Essex Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy
Self-referral links (depends on area)
- Mid & South Essex MSK:
https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
(search “self referral physiotherapy” on site) - North East Essex MSK:
https://www.eput.nhs.uk (physio self-referral via EPUT pathways)
Most Essex MSK services are online self-referral forms only (no central phone line).
3. Sexual Health Services (Essex)
Service: Umbrella Sexual Health
Contact
- 0300 003 1212 (central booking line)
- Text/online booking available in Essex clinics
Self-referral / booking
4. Essex Wellbeing Service
Service: Essex Wellbeing Service
Essex Wellbeing Service has a long list of things that patients can self-refer to, such as help with stopping smoking, weight management, debt support and employment support
Contact
- 0300 303 9988
Self-referral
5. Drug & Alcohol Support (Essex)
Service: Change Grow Live (CGL) Essex
Contact
- 0800 652 8202 (Essex drug & alcohol helpline)
Self-referral
6. Social Prescribing / Community Support
Service: Social Prescribing Link Workers (via PCN)
How to access
- Contact your GP practice reception
- Or via local PCN social prescribing team (no single national number)
7. Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Service: Essex Community Optometry MECS
Contact
- Access via participating opticians (Boots, Specsavers, independent opticians)
Info
8. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
CAMHS Self-referral - Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET) CAMHS | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Page created: 04 August 2026