What do we do:
BCT provides short term intensive care for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis using a recovery focused approach.
Main Aims
- To provide an alternative to hospital admission
- To offer rapid assessment, interventions, practical help and support to people suffering from a mental illness or crisis-related illness, for people who require to be seen within a 24 hour period
- To act as an initial point of contact for all GP emergency referrals which are not currently open to a Community Mental Health Team
- To facilitate early discharge from in-patient psychiatry ward
- To support discharges from in-patient psychiatry ward
How to access our service
Referrals come from GP/BECS/A&E/BGH/Mental Health services
What to do if you are worried about your own mental health
Contact your GP or phone NHS 24 on 111.