Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Redesign and Acute Inpatient Improvement

We are reviewing our Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. This is in line with the commissioning guidance from the Integrated Care Board (ICB). We want local services that are safe, personal, and help people get better. The plan includes making care fit each person. Helping them recover and be part of their community.

 

June 2026: 

We want to share an important update on the Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Redesign programme, which has now reached a significant stage. Please  click here  for further information.

 

Our main aims:

We want services that can meet our needs now and in the future. Our current services do their best to offer effective, high quality, compassionate care. However we face new challenges. Our population is growing, and more people live with serious mental health conditions. We need to change the way we work to improve care. We also need to get better value for the money we have. Where possible, we want patients to be able to access services closer to home. We do not have a Level 2 rehabilitation unit in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. Patients who need this higher level of care must go across the country. This helps us meet their needs in the best way possible.

Our goal is to create high quality, effective care that lasts. It will also support the NHS Long Term Plan.

Our current services are built on solid foundations. But they need to change to meet the needs of our community.

Our key aims include:

• Personalised care with decisions made together.
• Care that helps people stay healthy and treats everyone fairly.
• Therapeutic interventions
• Working more effectively with everyone involved

We want to give each person the best care possible. It will be evidence based (proven to work) and designed for them.

Change works best when we work together. This includes working with partners from:

• patients
• carers
• healthcare professionals
• the local authority
• Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE)
• housing providers
• people who care about the future of mental health care

Your voice matters

We have two Participation Partners involved in all aspects of the programme. We also have staff drop-in sessions. This is so staff can ask questions about the programme and hear recent updates.

Thank you to those who attended a public listening event. We are following a change process. We will invite you to join any of the public consultations in the future. More details on these will follow.