Forensic mental health
The Highland Forensic Service is a specialist mental health service that provides assessment, treatment and risk management of adults with a mental disorder and who pose a risk of violence and/or offending.
Highland Forensic Service is an NHS and Highland Council integrated multi-disciplinary team.
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Important: Contacts
The Highland Forensic Service is based at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness.
phone 01463 704 682
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
All referrals to the Highland Forensic Service should be sent to:
About Highland Forensic Service
The team adopts a collaborative and person-centred approach to providing assessment, rehabilitation and management for adults who are considered to be at a high risk of harming others as a result of their mental disorder.
In addition to a community forensic caseload, the team provides forensic liaison services such as mental health assessment in police custody and HMP Inverness in addition to care and treatment for forensic inpatients.
“Forensic Mental Health services specialise in the assessment, treatment and risk management of people with a mental disorder who are currently undergoing, or have previously undergone, legal or court proceedings. Some other people are managed by forensic mental health services because they are deemed to be at a high risk of harming others, or rarely, themselves under civil legislation.”
Scottish Government
Referrals
All referrals to the Highland Forensic Service (HFS) should be sent to the email address. Referrals will be discussed at the weekly team meeting. Referrals must be made by professionals, and self-referrals are not accepted.
Clinical team
- Team Lead: Marie Bain
- Forensic Consultant Psychiatrists: Dr Nikki Thomson, Dr Manju Anantharamu
- Forensic Principal Clinical Psychologist: Dr Martha Gillespie
- Forensic Mental Health Officer Practice Lead: Karen Walters
- Forensic Specialist Nurses (FSN): Lyndsey Brand, Leanne Jessiman, Kerry Peters
- Forensic Mental Health Officers (FMHO): Laura Munroe, Michelle Stokoe
- Forensic Social Worker: Roberta McCowan
- Forensic Mental Health Support Worker: Chelsey Main
- Administrative support: Fiona Williamson
Useful links and resources
- Forensic Mental Health - Scottish Government
- Forensic Network - a managed care network for forensic mental health services in Scotland
- Transforming Psychological Trauma (pdf, 2017) - a knowledge and skills framework for the Scottish workforce
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