The local NHS says that a new provider appointed by Cornwall Council to run a redesigned service has pulled out
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Mental health day resource centre services in Cornwall will end this week, with Cornwall Council saying the closures are part of “wider changes to how support is provided locally”.
Cornwall Council-owned buildings in Camborne, Truro, Falmouth, Penzance, St Austell and Bude will close tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31). Mental health day centres had previously operated at ten sites across Cornwall.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust told CornwallLive that a new provider had been appointed by the council to deliver a redesigned service from Wednesday (April 1). However, the trust has been informed that the provider has withdrawn.
The council says everyone currently using the services is being supported to access suitable alternatives in their local area from Wednesday, including a personal review of the support they receive.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust sites in Launceston and Liskeard will continue to serve as a base for other community mental health services.
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A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said that while the future of trust-owned buildings in Bodmin and Newquay is yet to be determined, the trust works closely with nearby sites that provide mental health day activities such as Newquay Orchard.
A spokesperson for the NHS Foundation Trust told us: “The trust has provided mental health day resource centre services on behalf of Cornwall Council since the early 2000s.
“Following a review of those services, we were notified that the current agreement between the trust and the council will end on March 31.
“We were initially informed a new provider had been appointed by the council to deliver a redesigned service from April 1. However, we have now been informed the provider has withdrawn.
“We are writing to service users to keep them informed and ensure they continue to receive support from services the council already commissions.”
The spokesperson asked us to contact Cornwall Council for an update on the current position.
A representative of the council told us: “We know some of the existing centres are old and not the best environment for delivering the person-centred, recovery-focused support, close to home, that service users told us they value during recent engagement.
“This change is not about withdrawing funding or support. The aim is to make sure people continue to receive help in ways that feel more personal, flexible and supportive of their wellbeing, as well as expanding other services so more people can access them.
“Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust remain committed to delivering the best quality and best value health services for those who need them.”
They added that service users will be supported via a personalised review to receive support from services the council already commissions and will continue to receive ongoing support with this review.
The council has not commented on the NHS trust’s statement that a provider has withdrawn from operating a redesigned service.
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