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Pre-consultation: Adult Mental Health events 2024
Early 2024, the Trust hosted a series of Pre-consultation engagement events for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient and Rehabilitation Pathway.
The Trust has a range of adult mental health wards which offer support during an acute crisis, including inpatient assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex mental health needs.
Anyone who has an interest in Adult Mental Health Inpatient and Rehabilitation Services within Herefordshire and Worcestershire was given the oppourtunity to attend. The event included a presentation to explain the current service offer, the issues, and ideas. There was also an opportunity to share feedback, and to discuss the ideas.
View the summary Pre-Consultation Engagement Report:
GIRFT Adult Mental Health Pre-consultation Engagement Report - April 24.pdf [pdf] 195KB
For more information please email: whcnhs.communityengagement@nhs.net
Engagement: Hill Crest Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit Listening Events
In November 2023 the Trust invited interested parties to share feedback about Hill Crest, our adult mental health inpatient unit in Redditch. As Hill Crest is used by people from Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the Trust hosted listening events across the two counties, along with online meetings.
Update: October 2024
Following a comprehensive engagement activity with the public, staff, and stakeholders, the Trust has reached a decision to relocate Hill Crest activities to Athelon Ward at the Elgar Unit in Worcester. The move to the newly-built Athelon Ward is expected to eradicate the environmental challenges faced at the Hill Crest site, with Athelon being purpose built for the delivery of acute psychiatric services. Designed to modern standards, Athelon offers clear lines of sight and improved patient visibility, together with well-designed communal spaces and private, en-suite bedrooms. The ward layout minimises the “blind spot” concerns raised with the existing ward, and ensures patients receive care in a therapeutic environment that meets current national guidance.
The Trust are finalising plans to relocate the ward, and further information on this will follow in due course.