The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is located on the 1st Floor of Bothwell House in Hamilton Business Park.

Contact details

Postal address

1st Floor, Bothwell House 
Hamilton Business Park 
Caird Park, Hamilton 
Lanarkshire 
ML3 0QA

Phone

Enquiries from patients, carers and general public

0800 345 70 60 (freephone - mobile phone users should check with their provider)

Mental health professionals

01698 390 000

Fax

01698390010

Email

MHTS Team 1

MHTSTeam1@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk for the following:

• Beckford Lodge
• Caird House Rehabilitation Unit
• Coathill Hospital
• Dykebar Hospital
• Gartnavel General Hospital
• Gartnavel Royal Hospital
• Hairmyres Hospital
• Leverndale Hospital
• Monklands Hospital
• Parkhead Hospital
• Rowanbank Clinic
• Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Ruchill Hospital
• Skye House Adolescent Unit
• Southern General Hospital
• Stobhill Hospital
• Vale of Leven
• Wishaw General Hospital

MHTS Team 2

MHTSTeam2@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk for the following:

• Argyll & Bute Hospital
• Carseview Centre
• CMHT Lerwick Health Centre
• Crieff Community Hospital
• Dr Grays Hospital
• Inverclyde Royal Hospital
• Langhill Clinic
• Lynebank Hospital
• Murray Royal Hospital
• New Craigs Hospital
• Queen Margaret Hospital
• Royal Cornhill Hospital
• Royal Dundee Liff Hospital Young Peoples Unit
• Strathcathro Hospital
• Stratheden Hospital
• Strathmartine Hospital
• Western Isles Hospital
• Whytemans Brae Hospital

MHTS Team 3

MHTSTeam3@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk for the following:

• Ailsa Hospital
• Arrol Park
• Ayr Clinic
• Ayr Hospital
• Bellsdyke Hospital
• Borders General Hospital
• Crown House
• Crosshouse Hospital
• East Brig Rehabilitation Centre
• Falkirk Community Hospital
• Forth Valley Royal
• Galavale House
• Herdmanflat Hospital
• Huntlyburn House
• Huntercombe Edinburgh Hospital
• Kirklands Hospital
• Lochview
• Midlothian Community Hospital
• Midpark Hospital
• Partnerships in Care
• Ravenscraig Hospital
• Royal Edinburgh Hospital
• Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
• St Johns Hospital
• Udston Hospital
• West Brig Rehabilitation Centre
• Western General Hospital
• Western Infirmary

MHTS CORO Team

MHTS_coro_team@scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk for all applications that relate to

• Compulsion Order and Restriction Orders
• Excessive Security appeals
• Hospital Directions
• The State Hospital applications/appeals
• Transfer for Treatment Directions

Opening times

• Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:00
• Friday from 09:00 to 16:30

Public Holidays

2024

• January 1, 2
• March 29
• April 1
• May 6, 27
• July 15
• September 27*, 30
• December 2, 25, 26

Directions

By bus

The nearest bus station is Hamilton Bus Station which is in the centre of town.

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By rail

The nearest train station is Hamilton West Station and it is approximately a 10 minute walk.

www.scotrail.co.uk/

By car

Please use Google Maps for directions if travelling by car.

Car parking

MHTS has an allocation of clearly marked spaces within the car park at Bothwell House and also a number of spaces before the entrance to the car park. These spaces are allocated on a first come basis. They are permit monitored and visitors should park in a MHTS designated space and obtain a day visitor parking pass from reception. Visitors to MHTS should not park in any space which is not a designated MHTS parking bay as you may incur a parking charge.

If no MHTS visitor spaces are available, visitors should seek parking elsewhere. There are council run car parks nearby.

By air

Glasgow International Airport is the nearest airport to MHTS.

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On arrival

Please report to MHTS reception on the First Floor of Bothwell House, the building has a wheelchair accessible lift.