A NEW hub for mental health services has been unveiled at Redditch Town Hall.

This follows a collaboration between the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and Redditch District Council’s multi-agency hub project, which will see the development of a community services hub within the Town Hall.

The trust is one of the first organisations to move into the building, with teams from NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) now occupying parts of the ground and first floor.

This section of the building has been fully renovated to an exacting standard and features bespoke treatment rooms, consulting rooms, open-plan office space, and several meeting rooms. 

A new and dedicated NHS entrance from Walter Stranz Square provides patients with direct access to the hub’s reception area.

Mark Fenton, associate director of estates & facilities management at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust said: “I believe the new hub is going to enhance the experiences of our patients, while providing staff with modern, purpose-built facilities that will assist them in delivery of high-quality patient care”.

Redditch MP Rachel Maclean said: “I heard directly from staff at the opening of the new hub about how excited they are to work in the new facilities at the Community Hub and how they believe it improves the experience for patients.”

Councillor Matt Dormer, Leader of Redditch Borough Council said: “For a long time people in Redditch have talked about bringing local services together under one roof, because of the benefits it can bring, from improved services to more-sustainable buildings and of course better value for the taxpayer”.

The project is the latest phase of a larger plan to exit the ageing Smallwood House, which forms part of a Council-designated regeneration zone.

The remaining Podiatry service is set to move to new premises in nearby William Street early in 2024.