New NHS funded ‘community based mental health centres’ are coming to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR)
These centres will be open throughout the day and into the evening and will offer a simpler, more joined-up way to get support close to home. They are mainly for people with serious mental illness and include a walk-in service and they are part of NHS England’s transformation of mental health services.
The aim is to provide help in local, familiar community spaces. As well as mental health support, people will be able to access help with things like:
- housing
- debt
- medication
- staying active
- connecting with others
You can read the full update on the NHS website.
The Hello Help Hub pilot
The model has already come to LLR with a pilot starting in Loughborough at Fearon Hall. It is called the Hello Help Hub and is currently running every Wednesday afternoon for local residents. The pilot will expand to offer more services thanks to the funding that comes with the NHS England model. You can read more more about the announcement and the funding on our website here.
Fearon Hall is run by Meg Bezzano Griffiths who talks to our neighbourhood lead, Sarah Jones about the centre, what makes it such a special place and the how the Hello Help Hub works now. Watch the video here.
The next steps for Fearon Hall are to use the money to make some improvements to the building, working with what the local users and residents want to see, which will make is possible to expand the pilot and enable the centre to be open every day.
Our plans to expand the number of Centres across LLR
NHS England have big plans to expand the number of Community based Mental Health Centres and this includes more for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The next steps are for a centre to open in the city in 2027.
To get more information on this topic, please contact the Transformation Team. lpt.transformationteam@nhs.net