BSMHFT Brings 24/7 World-Leading Mental Health Care Pilot To Birmingham
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) has been named as one of six providers nationally, to lead the development of a 24/7 mental health service pilot.
This autumn, the Trust will begin a phased opening of a neighbourhood centre in the east of Birmingham, working towards the provision of day and night support to local people aged 18 and over with serious mental illness, by spring 2025.
Funded by NHS England over two years, the pilot will adopt a successful model of mental health care used in other countries. Recognised by the World Health Organization, it is regarded by many BSMHFT mental health clinicians as one of the best models of mental health care in the world.
Promoting a person-centred and rights-based approach, the 24/7 centre will bring together all aspects of community mental health specialist care in the area, currently offered by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. This will include crisis care, home treatment, early intervention, community, rehabilitation and inpatient care integrated into a one-team approach – serving a population of 40,000 people.