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- BSMHFT staff put Elders Project on the global map
- Mental health support across Birmingham and Solihull 2022/23 during the Christmas and New Year period
- Ten terrific years of Tamarind
- Five Minutes With... Dr Katherine Allen
- Director of Operations named in top 50 NHS Black, Asian and minority ethnic figures
- Solihull’s Early Intervention Service crowned Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Team of the Year
- Emily Dalloway is one of 1,967 nurses in the country to become a Queen’s Nurse
- BSMHFT Director Patrick Nyarumbu receives MBE from HRH Princess Anne
- 'Gambling: what's the problem?' - Monday 7 November, Uffculme Centre, Moseley
- Important Trust Board Information
- Five Minutes with... our Executive Director of Strategy, People and Partnerships
- Celebrating Personal Assistant, Pearl Green this Black History Month
- World Mental Health Day 2022
- Five Minutes With a Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist
- Celebrating Head of Financial Services Jasmine Martin this Black History Month
- Celebrating Support Worker Patricia Haughton this Black History Month
- Patrick Nyarumbu MBE, launches Black History Month
- Mental Health Natters podcast are runners up in the finals of the National Service User Awards.
- Huntington’s Disease Association Award for Alex
- Five Minutes With… Head of Financial Services
- Her Majesty the Queen
- Bank Holiday Message September 2022
- Five Minutes With...a Service user turned fundraiser, Douglas Connell
- Five Minutes With... a Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Lead for Perinatal Mental Health Services
- 5 minutes with...A Deputy Director of Operations
- Freedom to Speak Up
- BSMHFT’s experts share benefits of sport in mental health recovery
- August Bank Holiday Message August 2022
- 5 minutes with...A Consultant Psychiatrist
- 5 minutes with… A Principal Art Psychotherapist
- Mental Health Natters nominated for a National Service User Award
- BSMHFT’s Reaside Clinic plays host to its own B2022 event
- New health and social care system launched
- 5 minutes with… A Consultant Psychiatrist
- Grand opening of Solihull’s Integrated Addiction Services Centre
- The Games come to Ardenleigh
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day
- Windrush Day
- BSMHFT to contribute to NHS green savings equivalent to half a million fewer cars on the road
- BSMHFT celebrates Father’s Day by sharing an important message
- Gambling: What’s the problem?
- Governor elections – interested in being a Governor?
- Jubilee Bank Holiday Message 2022
- Jobs fair for nurses and occupational therapists Wednesday 25 May
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) is delighted to announce that Associate Director of Operations (
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust supports Mental Health Awareness Week
- What is the Birmingham and Solihull Shared Care Record?
- May Bank Holiday Message 2022
- We want to hear people’s views about mental and physical health services for veterans in England
- Easter Bank Holiday Message 2022
- Find out about careers in Finance, Informatics, Information Technology and Human Resources in the NHS
- New Urgent Care Centre Opening
- Christmas and New Year Message 2021
- Nominations for our Service User and Carer Choice Award are now open
- BSMHFT Annual General Meeting and Annual Members Meeting Wednesday 10 November 11am – 12.30pm
- BEDLAM Arts and Mental Health Festival returns in 2021
- Our Chair takes on ICS role
- Local mental health trust invites you to tune into ‘Mental Health Natters’ for World Mental Health Day
- Our Freedom to Speak Up Guardian shares a story for the National Guardians Office 100 Voices campaign
- Royal College of Nursing, Black History Month Making a Difference Award goes to Mimi Wiredu!
- Reach Out Provider Collaborative takes on commissioning responsibility for secure care
- August Bank Holiday Message 2021
- Help the NHS improve Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities’ experiences of mental health services
- Spring Bank Holiday Message 2021
- Our Trust Five Year Strategy
- Weekend and bank holiday urgent NHS dental services are changing for Birmingham and Solihull residents from 1 April 2021.
- Birmingham Healthy Mind’s celebrate their 10 year anniversary
- The Trust Disciplinary Policy
- Easter Bank Holiday Message 2021
- National Day of Reflection - Tuesday 23 March
- Birmingham and Solihull Trainee Nursing Associates Partnership has been shortlisted as a finalist for the HSJ Value Awards 2021
- West Midlands Eating Disorders Provider Collaborative named as a finalist in the HSJ Value Awards 2021
- Crisis Cafe
- Christmas and New Year Message 2020
- Just talking can help
- Renowned athlete Kevin Brown breaks world record to raise awareness of mental health
- Construction work at our Oleaster site
- Shared records will improve care in Birmingham and Solihull
- Patrick Nyarumbu appointed as the new Director of Strategy, People and Partnerships at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS
- Roshni Birmingham Free Confidential Multi-lingual Counselling service for South Asian Women Affected by Domestic Abuse
- Notice of Election
- Public Trust Board meeting Wednesday 28 October 9am to 12.30pm
- Danielle Oum appointed as the new Chair at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Annual General Meeting and Annual Members’ Meeting on Thursday 24 September 12pm – 1.30pm.
- Information about our services over the August Bank Holiday weekend
- Moors’ 72nd birthday gift for NHS mental health workers in Solihull
- BSMHFT staff say a big thank you to their ‘superhero’ children for helping them to help others
- Have your say and shape our mental health services of the future
- Wearing of face coverings when attending Trust sites
- Beat the Heat – Level 2 alert issued by the Met Office starting Wednesday 24 June
- Information about our services over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend
- A message from Sue Hartley, Executive Director of Nursing on International Nurses Day Tuesday 12 May
- Information about our services over the Bank Holiday weekend
- Information about our services over the Easter weekend
- Covid-19 Mental Health Support Offer for Birmingham and Solihull
- Important information about virtual visiting
- Important information for patients and carers
- Important notice for the Trust Board meeting Wednesday 25 March
- Trust wins Mental Health Star at the Thrive Awards 2020
- Coronavirus: Information for patients and the public
- National issue with NHS Mail, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook web access
- Welcome funding boost for Birmingham and Solihull mental health support this winter
- Christmas and New Year Message 2019
- Advice and support for the festive season plus our 12 days of highlights in our special edition of Trust Talk
- Birmingham Mental Health Living Experience Consultant receives an OBE from the Duke of Cambridge
- Quality and Excellence Awards winners 2019
- You are invited to the launch of our redesigned Community Mental Health Services
- In #jabathon week Godfrey tells us why it’s so important for frontline staff to get their annual flu jab
- Executive Team support #jabathon and tell us why the flu jab is important to them
- Are you worried about your medication if there’s a ‘no-deal’ Brexit?
- BSMHFT secures Veteran Aware accreditation for armed forces support
- Get ready for Birmingham’s fourth arts and mental health festival
- We are supporting the first World Patient Safety Day
- Philip Gayle appointed as non-executive director at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS customer relations service is changing
- Who will you vote for in this year’s local NHS awards?
- Information about Trust services for the Bank Holiday Monday - 26 August
- Mind and body exercise programme for better mental health
- Watch a video of our AGM online
- Community Fun Day in Birmingham city centre on Saturday 24 August
- Local nurses seal national recognition with self-harm response packs
- Non-Executive Director
- Formal Notice of BSMHFT Annual General Meeting
- Study highlights the need for integrated healthcare and preventative services for the homeless
- Katy makes national shortlist for NHS Parliamentary Awards following regional win
- A trio of awards nominations for digital innovation at BSMHFT
- Join us for our Annual General Meeting and Annual Members’ Meeting 2019
- Local mum supports the launch of a new mental health service by sharing her experience of perinatal depression
- Leading mental health experts in Birmingham and Solihull publish ground-breaking book about treatment of early psychosis
- Table tennis trial served up in Dementia Action Week
- Information about Trust services for Bank Holiday Monday – 27 May
- Save the date for our Annual General Meeting and Annual Members’ Meeting 2019
- Extra support for dementia carers launched in Dementia Action Week May 20 – 26
- Local mental health trust and National Trust work together in a historic first to help those with dementia
- Summer term at Recovery College for All
- Join our LGBT+ staff network at Birmingham Pride Parade
- Mental health trust helps actor David Harewood shine a light on psychosis in documentary
- Monday 6 May 2019 – Bank Holiday message
- Easter information message 2019
- Have your say today on how the NHS should change in Birmingham and Solihull.
- 'Under one Roof' event for people who care for others
- Solihull Integrated Addictions Service supports Ste
- Join the Positive Mental Health Group in the St Patrick’s Day Parade
- Trust Membership Survey 2019
- National recognition for local mental health trust’s technological innovation
- A trip to the Palace for Katharine
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust – election to the Council of Governors
- Primary Care Mental Health Liaison Model launched in East Birmingham
- Birmingham Homelessness Partnership Board response to increase in people sleeping rough in the city
- Mental health trust recognised nationally for its commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion
- New non-executive director appointed at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Trust Vice Chair Joy Warmington awarded an MBE for services to healthcare and community
- Christmas and New Year Message 2018
- Developing understanding of sport’s impact on mental health
- Community Engagement and Inclusion Team shortlisted for a National Centre for Diversity (NCFD) award.
- Trust team 'highly commended' at majoy healthcare awards
- Care Quality Commission wants to hear the views of our service uers and carers
- Mental health worker Katy wins national award
- New “app” helps mental health staff improve patient care
- Quality and Excellence Awards winners 2018
- National award for keeping vulnerable people away from the criminal justice system
- Roisin Fallon-Williams to take over as Chief Executive at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust from March
- Christmas card competition 2018
- Human Library event 30 October
- Trust on National Radio for World Mental Health Day
- World Mental Health Day 10 October 2018 - Let’s make it a day we ask twice
- Recovery College for All – sign up now!
- New £2m a year contract for drug and alcohol support in Solihull
- Good practice at BSMHFT highlighted in national report on suicide prevention
- Reach Out project shortlisted for a HSJ Award
- Monday 27 August 2018 bank holiday weekend message
- Recruitment of Patient and Public Voice (PPV) partners for digital health programmes
- Community Fun Day for all on Saturday 18 August in Erdington
- Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the NHS and Windrush at our AGM
- Join us for a Community Fun Day on Saturday 28 July in Winson Green
- MERIT’s Electronic Health Record Viewer wins prestigious award for innovation
- Statement on Srebrenica Memorial Day 2018
- Formal notice of BSMHFT Annual General Meeting 2018
- You're invited to our 'Remembering Srebrenica: Acts of Courage' event
- Give someone the recognition they deserve at this year’s Quality and Excellence Awards
- Trust to hold community fun day in Edgbaston this weekend
- Deputy Mayor of Solihull to attend local community fun day on Saturday 30 June
- Caring for carers in Birmingham and Solihull mental health services
- Celebrate 70 year Anniversary of the NHS and Windrush at ourTrust’s Annual General Meeting
- BSMHFT nurse named in Queen's Birthday Honours
- Celebrate 70 years of the NHS with a Big 7Tea Party!
- Join us for a Community Fun Day on Saturday 16 June in Sparkbrook
- New scheme seeking to inspire Birmingham’s psychiatrists of the future
- Monday 28 May 2018 - Bank Holiday Message
- Estates and Facilities team 'cleans up' at National Awards
- Local Carers plan for the Future
- Reading Den – a new chapter to support children’s mental health in Solihull
- Save the date for our Annual General Meeting and Annual Members’ Meeting
- Mental health care for women and their families given a £1.13m boost
- New ‘app’ creates more time to care for mental health patients
- BSMHFT back's TUC's Dying to Work Charter
- Our Trust is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week, 14-20 May 2018
- NHS England launches further dedicated mental health services for veterans
- Easter bank holiday weekend 2018 message
- Inspiring ceremony reveals Solihull Together 2018 Award winners
- Care Quality Commission rates child and adolescent mental health services provided by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS
- Adverse weather conditions
- Solihull Together 2018 Awards Finalists Revealed
- Mental Health Act Review Survey
- Planning for the Future - an event for Carers
- Trust Head of Community Engagement wins Mental Health Star Award
- Time to Talk Day 2018
- Recovery College for All -new prospectus for our new term
- Improving Look Ahead survey
- NHS innovations to reduce mental health crises in Birmingham and Solihull
- Thrive Mental Health Commission Awards Open For Nominations
- Solihull Together Awards 2018 - Nominations now open
- Widening Access Training Scheme
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- News archives 2015
  - Dry January - Have a holiday from booze
  - Service user feedback through the Friends and Family test launched
  - Share Aware - Help children stay safe on social networks
  - BSMHFT and Barnardo’s to provide innovative new service for children and you
  - 300 Voices engagement workshops
  - Reaside Writes nominated for 2015 National Service User Awards
  - Free mindfulness workshops for you
  - Take 5 on Time to Talk Day
  - CPD training for primary care professionals
  - Your Care Connected goes live in BSMHFT
  - New dawn for mental health services
  - 'All of Me' free life story production at the Mac
  - Help shape urgent and emergency care in Sandwell and West Birmingham
  - Join our Positive Mental Health Group at the St Patrick's Parade
  - Apply to become a 300 Voices Peer Champion Coordinator
  - Solihull Together for Better Lives Awards winners announced
  - Service users and carers playing their part in a New Dawn
  - BSMHFT taking part in mental health pilot in 111 call centre
  - NHS Mental Health Apps Library goes live
  - Say a thank you to our staff
  - New book highlights cutting edge approaches to psychological interventions for the hard to reach
  - 300 Voices project scoops equality award
  - Extra GP walk-in centre to open in Solihull over Easter period
  - BSMHFT nurse wins Student Nursing Times Award 2015
  - Trust receives share of £1.5 million from Innovation for Improvement programme
  - BSMHFT nurse recognised in Birmingham Mail’s Pride of Nursing campaign
  - New apprenticeship opportunities at BSMHFT
  - Free mindfulness workshops this summer
  - The REP is once again collaborating with BSMHFT to put mental health centre stage.
  - Kingsley Burrell inquest outcome
  - Apply to join our Trust as an Associate Non-Executive Director
  - Supporting Carers Week 2015
  - Peer Support Training
  - Join us for our family fun days this summer
  - Learn about the new mental health services for 0-25 year olds in Birmingham – event, 7 July 2015
  - ‘The Digital Revolution and Youth Mental Health’ event on 30 July
  - Vote for Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) in the National Lottery Awards
  - Trust's partnership work with young people and homeless charity gains national recognition
  - A wave of opportunities at BSMHFT - careers event, 13 July
  - Quality and Excellence Awards 2015
  - BSMHFT signs up to pilot new way of working in health and social care in Solihull
  - The Wellbeing Community Choir summer concert 2015
  - A grand design by our Forensic Children and Adolescent Mental Health service users
  - Solihull wins national recognition for improving health and care
  - Arts all over the place
  - Recruitment event for jobs in catering, housekeeping and domestic services
  - Annual General Meeting and Annual Members Meeting Friday 25 September
  - Help shape GP services in Sandwell and West Birmingham
  - Exciting opportunity for young service users interested in music
  - New interactive device installed to help patients at Eden Unit
  - Street triage shortlisted for prestigious Health Service Journal award
  - West Midlands mental health trusts forge alliance to transform acute care
  - BEDLAM Festival of Divine Madness 19 – 25 October 2015
  - 'Unexpected Connections': our Diversity in Healthcare Event for 2015
  - Christmas card design competition 2015
  - Healthwatch survey for young people of Birmingham
  - Delivering Dementia Services in Birmingham, 18 November
  - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust appoints new Executive Medical Director
  - Announcing our 2015 Christmas Card competition winners
  - New dementia advice DVD aims to help South Asian families
  - An agreed purpose for improved mental health in Birmingham
  - Mental Health First Aid training available
- News archives 2016
- News archives 2017
- Christmas and New Year Message 2017
- Mental health trust helps actor David Harewood shine a light on psychosis in BBC documentary
- Are you a service user or carer and would like to share your experiences to support Trainee Nursing Associates?
- May Bank Holiday Message 2021
- Service users and carers Would you like to contribute to nursing education by sharing your own experience?
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News archives 2015

Dry January - Have a holiday from booze06 January 2015
Service user feedback through the Friends and Family test launched08 January 2015
Share Aware - Help children stay safe on social networks 13 January 2015
BSMHFT and Barnardo's to provide innovative new service for children and you15 January 2015
300 Voices engagement workshop: Improving experience and outcomes for young African Caribbean men (YACM)16 January 2015
Reaside Writes nominated for 2015 National Service User Awards21 January 2015
Free mindfulness workshops for you22 January 2015
Take 5 on Time to Talk Day30 January 2015
CPD training for primary care professionals05 February 2015
Your Care Connected goes live in BSMHFT12 February 2015
New dawn for mental health services12 February 2015
'All of Me' free life story production at the Mac02 March 2015
Help shape urgent and emergency care in Sandwell and West Birmingham04 March 2015
Join our Positive Mental Health Group at the St Patrick's Parade06 March 2015
Apply to become a 300 Voices Peer Champion Coordinator09 March 2015
Solihull Together for Better Lives Awards winners announced23 March 2015
Service users and carers playing their part in a New Dawn23 March 2015
BSMHFT taking part in mental health pilot in 111 call centre 24 March 2015
NHS Mental Health Apps Library goes live24 March 2015
Say a thank you to our staff25 March 2015
New book edited by Trust psychologists highlights cutting edge approaches to psychological interventions for the hard to reach26 March 2015
300 Voices project scoops equality award27 March 2015
Extra GP walk-in centre to open in Solihull over Easter period30 March 2015
BSMHFT nurse wins Student Nursing Times Award 201507 April 2015
Trust receives share of £1.5 million from Innovation for Improvement programme23 April 2015
BSMHFT nurse recognised in Birmingham Mail's Pride of Nursing campaign27 April 2015
New apprenticeship opportunities at BSMHFT06 May 2015
Free mindfulness workshops this summer08 May 2015
The REP is once again collaborating with BSMHFT to put mental health centre stage. 12 May 2015
Kingsley Burrell inquest outcome15 May 2015
Apply to join our Trust as an Associate Non-Executive Director28 May 2015
Supporting Carers Week 201510 June 2015
Peer Support Training12 June 2015
Join us for our family fun days this summer19 June 2015
Learn about the new mental health services for 0-25 year olds in Birmingham – event, 7 July 201519 June 2015
'The Digital Revolution and Youth Mental Health' event on 30 July02 July 2015
Vote for Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) in the National Lottery Awards06 July 2015
Trust's partnership work with young people and homeless charity gains national recognition08 July 2015
A wave of opportunities at BSMHFT - careers event, 13 July09 July 2015
Quality and Excellence Awards 201510 July 2015
BSMHFT signs up to pilot new way of working in health and social care in Solihull15 July 2015
The Wellbeing Community Choir summer concert 2015 20 July 2015
A grand design by our Forensic Children and Adolescent Mental Health service users24 July 2015
Solihull wins national recognition for improving health and care24 July 2015
Arts all over the place11 August 2015
Recruitment event for jobs in catering, housekeeping and domestic services14 August 2015
Annual General Meeting and Annual Members Meeting Friday 25 September19 August 2015
Help shape GP services in Sandwell and West Birmingham10 September 2015
Exciting opportunity for young service users interested in music23 September 2015
New interactive device installed to help patients at Eden Unit29 September 2015
Street triage shortlisted for prestigious Health Service Journal award29 September 2015
West Midlands mental health trusts forge alliance to transform acute care29 September 2015
BEDLAM Festival of Divine Madness 19 – 25 October 201507 October 2015
'Unexpected Connections': our Diversity in Healthcare Event for 201508 October 2015
Christmas card design competition 201521 October 2015
Healthwatch survey for young people of Birmingham29 October 2015
Delivering Dementia Services in Birmingham, 18 November03 November 2015
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust appoints new Executive Medical Director25 November 2015
Announcing our 2015 Christmas Card competition winners07 December 2015
New dementia advice DVD aims to help South Asian families07 December 2015
An agreed purpose for improved mental health in Birmingham14 December 2015
Mental Health First Aid training available23 December 2015