Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Extend 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilot programme with funding and finalise metrics.
Conclusion
The design of these centres must be informed by the learnings from the pilot programme so they can be tailored to the needs of their communities. In order for the learnings to be robust, the 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre pilot programme must be extended by at least 12 months beyond April 2026, with additional service development funding to allow all sites to become fully operational and generate sufficient data for analysis. This will require NHS England to finalise the outcome measures and evaluation metrics for the pilots without further delay. (Recommendation, Paragraph 93)