The BHM team focus on mild to moderate cases of depression and anxiety, updated referral guidance and criteria, along with a referral template is currently being revised and will be out shortly.
The psychological wellbeing practitioners are planning to deliver more wellbeing workshops across the city. Details will be available in the next edition of GP Matters.
As previously stated, we have a huge demand on our service and are in the process of making changes to improve our service, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Hopefully all practices have had copies of our new service booklet. If you need more copies then please let us know.
Written referrals can be either posted or faxed to the relevant teams marked for the attention of the team manager:
BHM Teams are available on the one number service:
0121 301 2525
South BHM who are based at: Acting team manager: Sam Lower
Shenley Fields Day Centre,
15 Shenley Fields Drive,
Northfield,
Birmingham,
B31 1XH
Fax: 0121 301 3858
BEN BHM who are based at: Team manager: Annette Doyle
Northcroft,
BHM First Floor,
190 Reservoir Road,
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6DW
Fax: 0121 301 5071
The first obsessive compulsive disorder therapeutic group commenced in BEN BHM and has received good feedback. We are planning to start up therapeutic groups for depression and anxiety at step 3 across the city.
HOB BHM who are based at: Team manager: Dorothy Talbot
The Matthews Centre
Duddeston Manor Road
Duddeston
Birmingham
B7 4JH
New fax Number is 0121 301 3379
For more information about our service, please contact Kully Ingram, partnership manager on 07985882429 or email:
kulwinder.ingram@bsmhft.nhs.uk
NEW - Access/drop in clinics will be starting up soon, so that we can increase the ways patients can access the service and reduce waiting times for triage. Watch this space for more details.
