Mental Health Social Work Teams

From 30th June 2025, a new model of Mental Health Social Work has been introduced in Camden.

There are three Locality Mental Health Social Work Teams: North, East, and South covering different geographical areas of Camden. These teams work closely with NLFT’s Community Mental Health Teams and support residents with ongoing or complex social care needs.

Each team:

Carries out Care Act assessments, support planning, and reviews.

Completes Section 42(1) and Section 42(2) enquiries for people already open to the team.

Completes Section 42(2) enquiries for people not open to ASC when allocated by MASH or the Hub.

Works with NLFT in joint care planning and risk management.

Provides short and long-term support to promote independence.

Offers a daily duty system managed by a Senior Practitioner.

Routes Into the Locality Teams:

Locality Teams receive referrals for adults already open to the team from:

The Hub

NLFT Mental Health Multi-Disciplinary Teams

Internal ASC teams (Neighbourhood Teams, MASH

Internal non-ASC services (Housing, Welfare Rights)

External partners (GPs, voluntary and community organisations)

Referral routes include:

Team email inbox

Direct phone line (urgent)

Mosaic workflow

Duty Function Within Locality Teams:

Each locality team operates its own duty function responsible for managing urgent or unplanned work, including:

New work triaged by the Hub, MASH, or mental health Multi-Disciplinary Teams as urgent.

Unplanned work arising from the team's existing caseload.

Situations where an allocated worker is unavailable.

Duty is overseen by the Senior Practitioner, and Team Managers determine how duty is organised.