Where are we up to?

June 2026
Thank you for your patience. As said below in September 2025, the detailed options appraisal session was re-scheduled and happened earlier in 2026. After a hugely detailed process, feedback has been carefully reviewed. As a result, the Trust has identified a preferred option for how services could be developed in the future. Please click here to view 'the preferred option' and next steps.

 

September 2025 update:

Over the last few years, we have worked with many different groups to hear their ideas. This list doesn’t include everyone involved but some of the groups included were:

• VCSE (Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise) organisations
• Housing organisations
• Primary Care

We also held events where anyone interested in Adult Mental Health Inpatient and Rehabilitation Services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. People could come along, learn more, and share their thoughts. This helped us create three possible designs for how the service could look in the future.

We planned to hold a meeting in October 2025 to talk about these three options and choose the best one. This type of meeting is called an “options appraisal.”

However recently some new opportunities have come up that might change the three options. We want to look at these carefully before making a final choice. Because of this, the October meeting has been delayed. We will update this page once we have reviewed the new opportunities and set a new timeline.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment as we take the time to get this right for our service users, staff and the wider Herefordshire and Worcestershire community.