Support for your mental health from our Staff Mental Health Hub
Are you struggling with your mental health and in need of extra support? If you work in the NHS or social care services in Birmingham and Solihull, you can access free psychological support for stress, anxiety and depression, and other common mental health difficulties, from the BSol Staff Mental Health Hub. You may feel that you shouldn’t reach out for help or that it isn’t culturally acceptable, or that somehow it would affect your work situation. However, the BSol Staff Mental Health Hub is completely independent from your employer and does not disclose information to employers unless you ask us to.
Our Staff Mental Health Hub is open for self-referrals for all Birmingham and Solihull health and social care staff seeking help for the emotional and psychological support.
The service is open for everyone in the NHS and social care in Birmingham and Solihull, regardless of job grade, job role or cultural background.
Download our Staff Mental Health Hub Leaflet.
Download our Men's Mental Health Leaflet.
Following referral, support offered to the staff member can include:
- Rapid and easy access to specialist psychological assessment
- Advice, consultation and onward referral where appropriate
- Access to brief evidence based psychological interventions within the Hub, where appropriate
Your confidential referrals can be made by calling 0121 301 1470 where you will be asked to leave your contact details, or by email on the secure email: bsmhft.staffmhhub@nhs.net. Please label your email clearly for the Staff Mental Health Hub, and include name, contact details, home address, date of birth, and where possible some brief details as to the reason for the referral. You will then be contacted to arrange an assessment appointment.
Please note that the Staff Mental Health Hub uses a confidential and separate care records information system, which can only be accessed by the Staff Mental Health Hub Team.
If you are currently experiencing distressing thoughts and feel you might be at risk of harming yourself or someone else, please contact one of the following services:
- Your GP practice or their out-of-hours service
- NHS 111 on 111
- The Samaritans on 116 123
- Shout 24/7 text support service on 85258
- Birmingham MInd mental health helpline on 0121 262 3555
- In an emergency dial 999 or visit your nearest A&E
“I was listened to, guided into a different way of thinking while being given tools to use when I do need help. This is such a valuable important service we as staff are being offered and if you’re willing to let it, it will make such a difference.”
“Accessing the service was really easy and my assessment and treatment sessions were done in a timely way.”
“I cannot thank the service enough - very short wait time to make contact, excellent therapist who listened and treated me with great respect- she helped me work out what I need and want as well as suggesting several services for onward help. An excellent service which I have recommended without hesitation to colleagues.”
“The therapy sessions were insightful and tailored to my needs, empowering me with coping strategies and tools for managing my mental health.”