An open event is being held in Biggleswade to promote mental health support available across the town – and for service users to help design further changes to care.

The NHS and partners from charities and community groups that offer help for people from across the town are hosting the event to provide an overview of the range of different support available.

The event will also be an opportunity to hear about changes already made to community mental health care, including daily triage meetings where ELFT and other community organisations discuss how to best support people.

Service users, carers and other members of the public who take part on the day will also be asked for their advice and guidance on further changes to care, including the language used by services in correspondence and face-to-face care.

The event is part of the Trust’s community mental health transformation programme.

The programme is developing new ways of bringing together primary and secondary care with social care, other local authority services, our third sector and local communities to support people with severe mental health problems, including complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ and disordered eating.