Emergencies

Adult Care Services emergency service

If you, or the person you are concerned about, are already in contact with a mental health service, you can call the service direct. There will be a telephone number on the appointment card, or on any letters from them.

If you think that someone may be a risk to themselves or to others, you can approach the police for help.

In an out of office hours social care emergency, please contact the Emergency Duty Team on 0300 123 4042.

Children's Services emergency service

In an out of office hours emergency relating to children and their families please contact us on 0300 123 4043.

Emergency services

Fire stations: in case of emergencies always dial 999 and ask for Fire and Rescue. Local fire stations can be contacted for non-urgent matters. Please follow the link Fire stations.

Police stations: in case of emergencies always dial 999 and ask for Police. For details of your local station, please follow the link Police stations.

Hospitals: if an ambulance is needed in an emergency situation always dial 999. All general hospitals provide a 24 hour Accident and Emergency service which is for life-threatening situations such as a heart attack or stroke and for the care of people who show the symptoms of serious illness or who are badly injured.

To see hospitals in and around Hertfordshire that offer an A & E service, follow the link below Accident and Emergency Hospitals.

For all other health related contact details follow the link called NHS - Let's use it right.