Anxiety & worry
Talk about worry, panic, or feeling on edge and how it is affecting you.
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Mental health · GP care
Mental health, taken seriously.
If anxiety, low mood, stress or sleep is affecting your life, a GP appointment gives you space to explain what is happening and consider the next step. You do not need to have a diagnosis before asking for help.
This is a GP consultation for non-emergency concerns, not a crisis service. If you need urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.
Need help urgently? Call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option. If you or someone else is in immediate danger or cannot stay safe, call 999 or go to A&E.
NHS urgent help ↗Reasons to speak to a GP
You can begin with what you are experiencing.
Mental health concerns do not always fit a neat label. A GP can listen, ask about your health and daily life, and consider whether self-help, treatment, talking therapies or specialist support may be appropriate.
Low mood
Discuss persistent changes in mood, motivation or interest in everyday activities.
Stress & overwhelm
Explore the impact of work, relationships or life events on your wellbeing.
Sleep difficulties
Review changes in sleep and the physical or emotional factors that may be involved.
Medication review
Ask about an existing medicine, side effects or the place of medication in your care.
Follow-up & next steps
Check how a plan is working and whether another type of support may help.
A GP appointment is not a substitute for urgent crisis support. If you need help now, use NHS 111 or 999 as described above rather than waiting for a booking.
A thoughtful consultation
A conversation with room to be honest.
Your GP will consider mental and physical health together and explain the options in a way you can use.
Book on CalendlyTell us what has been happening
Share what you feel comfortable sharing, including changes in mood, sleep, energy and daily life.
Consider the whole picture
The GP may ask about your health history, medicines and circumstances to understand what support is suitable.
Agree a next step
That may be advice, a follow-up appointment, a treatment decision or help accessing a more specialist service.
Choose a suitable setting
Care in the right format.
Many conversations can start remotely. Your GP may advise an in-person assessment or another service if a remote appointment cannot meet your needs safely.
Video or telephone
Speak with a GP in a private setting that works for you, when remote care is clinically suitable.
Discuss suitability when bookingIn-person or specialist care
If a physical examination or more specialist mental health support is needed, your GP can explain the next route.
Recommended when appropriateA GP consultation is not a talking-therapy session or an emergency response. Prescriptions and referrals depend on an individual clinical assessment.
Beyond the appointment
A plan that makes sense for you.
There is no single answer that suits everyone. Your GP can explain what may help, what to do if things change and whether further assessment or support would be useful.
Our clinicians are GMC registered, with more than 30 years of combined clinical experience. Allhours GP is CQC registered.
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Practical advice for your individual circumstances.
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Options for support, which may include talking therapies, treatment or a specialist referral when appropriate.
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Follow-up guidance so you know where to turn if things do not improve.
Book a GP appointment
Take the next step when you are ready.
Choose an appointment through our Calendly booking page. If you need urgent help now, use NHS 111 or 999 instead of waiting for a booking.
Mental health GP care
Book a time to talk.
Use the booking link to view the available appointment details. Please do not put sensitive symptoms or medical history into free-text scheduling notes.
AppointmentGP consultation
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Your GP will discuss what information is needed for a safe assessment through the appropriate clinical process.
Book on CalendlyGood to know
Before you book.
What a GP appointment for mental health can and cannot do.
Is this a therapy appointment?
No. This is a GP consultation. Your GP can assess your concerns and discuss whether a talking therapy, other treatment or specialist service may be suitable.
Do I need a diagnosis to book?
No. You can describe what has changed and how it is affecting you. A GP can help you work out the next step.
Can I discuss physical symptoms too?
Yes. Sleep, energy, pain and other physical symptoms can be part of the conversation. The GP will decide whether further assessment or tests are needed.
Will I be prescribed medication?
Not automatically. A GP will consider your history, symptoms, preferences and clinical suitability before deciding whether medicine is appropriate.
Can I use a remote appointment?
Often, but not always. If a remote consultation is not the right format for a safe assessment, the GP will explain an appropriate alternative.