Take good care of yourself over the Easter holiday period by:
- Making sure you have enough medication for the holiday period.
- Planning routine GP appointments and check opening hours of your health care provider.
- Calling 111 or visiting your local pharmacist for advice if you are feeling unwell, don’t wait for the GP surgery to open again.
Customer Relations (PALS) opening times
- Our PALS service will close on Thursday 18 April at 4pm and re-open on Tuesday 23 April 8am – 8pm.
Services
All Acute and Urgent Care services are running as normal over the Easter period. Some of our other services will operate different hours to normal. Please see the table below for details:
| Addictions Services | 9am – 5pm, except public holidays. |
| Assertive Outreach (AOT) | 9am - 8pm Monday to Friday with the exception of weekends which will be 9am - 5pm. Solihull AOT will work 9am to 5pm throughout the Easter period. |
| Birmingham Healthy Minds | Normal operating hours, closed on public holidays. |
| Community Mental Health Teams | 9am - 5pm, closed on weekends and public holidays. |
| Health Exchange | 9am – 5pm, closed on weekends and public holidays. |
| Home Treatment Team | Open normal hours over the Easter period. |
| The Juniper Centre, Reservoir Court and Ashcroft | Open normal hours (please note reception is closed on public holidays.) |
| Single Point Of Access (SPOA) | 8am - 7.30pm on Thursday 18 April, closed at the weekend and on public holidays. |
| Specialist Psychotherapies Services | Callum Lodge and The Old Coach House, Uffculme will be open until 5pm Thursday 18 April and will re-open Tuesday 23 April at 8.30am. |
Office opening times over Easter
Our Trust Headquarters will be closed from 5.30pm on Thursday 18 April until Tuesday 23 April. On Tuesday the offices will be open from 7.30am.
Contacting us at other times
If you, or someone you know, use our services and need to contact us outside of opening hours, please contact our 24 hour switchboard on 0121 301 0000 for assistance.
Who to call in a crisis?
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NHS 111, by dialling 111 - open 24 hours
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Samaritans on Freephone 116 123 - open 24 hours
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SANELINE on 0300 304 7000 - open 6pm - 11pm every day
Who to call in an emergency?
Always call 999 if someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk.
For further advice and support over the festive period please see the links below:
Help us to help you this Easter
GP extended access over Easter 2019
Easter 2019 pharmacy opening times
If you are celebrating Easter, then we wish you a happy, healthy and enjoyable time.
