It's the opening tomorrow. Oof. Excited and nervous! Lots of last minute stuff done and to do. Barnsley St Nhood MH Centre will be ready for business... Today seeing several of our people visiting, helping and some staying over. #247NMHC #BarnStNMHC

Thanks everyone who came on Thursday to our launch - well over 100 people from different organisations and locals - so good to see some of our patients and their involvement in the day, ribbon cutting, ginger cake, TV etc #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC elft.nhs.uk/news/new-commu…

Last week we celebrated the launch of the Barnsley Street Project. Run from a Look Ahead property, this mental health service works in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and others to support people in the community and prevent hospital admissions. Learn more: lookahead.org.uk/new-community-…

📍 10 Year Health Plan in Action Stephen Kinnock visits the first 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centre East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) Five more centres like this will open later this year. Part of our shift from hospital to community care to make the NHS fit for the future. england.nhs.uk/2025/07/first-…

Thanks for visiting us at Barnsley St Nhood MH Centre #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC NHS England East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) Look Ahead Rethink Mental Illness We're just getting started!

It was brilliant to see our 10 Year Health Plan in action last week, at the launch of the first 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centre. Thank you for having me along East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). We're working together to put patients first and get the NHS fit for the future.

Building relationships with our patients is surely the bedrock of mental health - assessing, treating, being by their side when they need. It's not easy and it's not linear but it's rewarding even when things don't go to plan #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC

The UK’s first 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre has opened in East London East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). People with serious mental illness can walk in anytime for support without a referral or appointment. It is helping to bring mental health care closer to patients’ homes.

As we gradually open up for longer and more staff on site there are more people coming and it definitely feels like a shift in what we offer as well as a different relationship with our communities - including people with SMI #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC

It's #ZeroWasteWeek, so we're celebrating our fantastic food hub partnership with the Felix Project. The Felix team deliver a range of food to our Barnsley Street Project service, which our customers can come and take home on Thursdays for free. Thanks as ever for your support.

Fantastic to see this great article by hanna geissler in Daily Express about our Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre, developed in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Alliance: express.co.uk/news/uk/210870…

Big thanks to Department of Health and Social Care SelectCommitteeonHealthandSocialServices for visiting us yesterday #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC and hearing, seeing and feeling what we are about! Dr Beccy Cooper MP Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ Paulette Hamilton MP Josh Fenton-Glynn MP We need to make changes to our community MH services East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)

Thank you Cllr Abu Chowdhury Tower Hamlets Council for your visit yesterday and thanks Centre for Mental Health for invite to talk to London Cllrs Thrive LDN on Tuesday... Spreading the word! #BarnStNMHC #247NMHC Look Ahead

Delighted to host our fringe event: Supported Housing and the NHS: Smarter Spend for Better Outcomes, at The Labour Party Conference this morning. Great to have colleagues from Royal College of Psychiatrists, East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), and MP Ben Coleman on our panel, expertly chaired by Victoria Macdonald from Channel 4 News.

"Delayed discharge costs NHS £71m a year" says Ben Coleman, adding that "you have to have to treat mental health alongside housing, employment, benefits, all things local authorities are responsible for. The more we do in the community the less pressure on the NHS and A&Es."

Ben Coleman "Across the country, 1 in 10 patients in beds are clinically ready for discharge - this is where supported housing comes in" says Lade Smith of Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Ben Coleman Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Lade Smith: "The people we can't get into hospitals, we have to move to out of area placements, often hundreds of miles away. These cost £164m a year. It's terrible for individuals, for services, and for the tax payer. We need to be investing in supported housing instead."

Ben Coleman Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Leah White, speaking on our Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre, run in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Alliance: You don't always have to go to hospital in a crisis. There are alternatives which supported housing helps provide."

Ben Coleman Royal College of Psychiatrists East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) "At Barnsley Street, we are seeing drops in hospital admission and drops in lengths of stay from our early data" says Dr Leah White "this service follows people through their whole care journey - it's the NHS, Look Ahead and voluntary sector organisations from the THMH Alliance."

Ben Coleman Royal College of Psychiatrists East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) .Ben Coleman: "There is a renewed government commitment - we need multi year commissioning across sectors. The Health and Social Care Committee will be highlighting the value of integration."