Primary Care mental health practitioner is now available on Tuesday afternoon to see patients with following mental health problems:
- anxiety – stress/worry
- bipolar disorder/mood swings
- depression - emotional difficulties
- complex/prolonged grief/bereavement - emotional trauma
- psychosis – hallucinations/delusions
Ensure patient meets appropriate criteria for appointment.
Please ask our staff for further details and to book appointment
Sandwell Talking Therapies
Sandwell talking therapies (previously called Healthy Minds), supports people who are experiencing problems such as stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. You must be aged 16 and over and registered with a GP in Sandwell. The service provides ways to improve mental well-being through a range of interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), counselling, and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). We also provide specialist therapy services for maternal well-being, South Asian counselling, African-Caribbean counselling, and trauma focused therapy. Digital workshops and computerised CBT are also available. You can either self-refer or be referred through your GP to access these services.
https://www.healthysandwell.co.uk
Telephone: 0303 033 9903
Every Mind Matters
Public Health England and the NHS have joined forces to launch Every Mind Matters to help people take simple steps to look after their mental health, improve their mental wellbeing and support others.
Every Mind Matters enables people to create a personalised action plan recommending a set of self-care actions to deal with stress, boost mood, improve sleep and feel in control.
The resource is available for the public, for GPs to advise their patients to use, and will also be promoted by the NHS.