Commissioning mental health services

Salford’s Locality Plan describes a relationship with local people, which is less about delivering services (except for acute and emergency situations) and more about recognising that most of the solutions lie with people.

This is an asset-based approach, meaning that people’s strengths and skills are recognised and supported as a way of improving wellbeing, rather than just focusing on the challenges that people face.

Salford’s All Age Mental Health Commissioning Strategy for Salford, which can be downloaded below, builds on these discussions and takes an ‘all-age’ approach to mental health, removing potential barriers and building resilience as early as possible.

Salford is a place of transformation, with a significant focus on emotional health and wellbeing, and mental health support, and new approaches to support people closer to home, through neighbourhood and community teams.

It is important that mental health and emotional wellbeing continues to be a central part of Salford’s new ways of delivering care and support, with co-designed approaches being developed in partnership with individuals, primary care, and the wider care system.

The forthcoming Greater Manchester Integrated Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy will provide a further opportunity to reflect on the existing local strategy and revisit areas of work that can be further strengthened to support local people.

Adult services

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is the main provider for adult out-patient and inpatient mental health services in Salford.

Services covered include:

  • Community Mental Health Teams
  • Living Well
  • Inpatient services (Meadowbrook and Woodlands)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Memory Assessment Treatment Service (MATs)
  • Home Based Treatment
  • Early Intervention in Psychosis
  • Psychology
  • Mental Health Liaison

Children and young people services

Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) provides the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for people up to the age of 18 years old.

Other people we work with

Adult, Children and Young People’s Integrated Commissioning work with a range of voluntary, charity, and social enterprise sector organisations to support the Salford community.

Further information

For further information on help and support relating to mental health, please visit the mental health support in your area page.

Downloadable documents

If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.

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