Mental Health Hubs

In line with mental health policy, aimed at increasing accessibility of mental health services, new teams have been established and will form what is being called ‘The Hub’.

Bucks Primary Care Mental Health hub

In Buckinghamshire we have the Bucks Primary Care Mental Health hub (PCMHH).

The PCMHH offers holistic, localised & faster access to mental health services to patients and carers. Services launched in the first stage of the hub implementation include:

• Service User Network (SUN)
• Individual Placement Scheme (IPS)
• Elmore Intensive 1:1 Community Support
• Psychological Therapies
• Advice & Guidance.

The second stage of the Hub implementation will focus on increasing support for eating disorder patients, provide physical health support for psychosis patients, provide targeted help for groups suffering inequality and self-help support for patients via the Recovery College.

Find out more about the BUCKs PCMHH service: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/service_description/bucks-pcmhh

Keystone Mental Health and Wellbeing hubs

In Oxfordshire we have the Keystone Mental Health and Wellbeing hubs in Abingdon, Banbury, and East Oxford. These has been developed to improve the health and wellbeing of people who experience serious and complex mental health difficulties in the community. Your GP or primary care mental health practitioner may suggest the Hub and with the person’s agreement, they will make a referral.

Services include:

• psychological support
• relapse prevention
• medicine management
• peer support
• physical health
• employment support.

Find out more about the Keystone Mental Health and Wellbeing hubs: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/keystone