The Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC), which opened last week, is located next to the A&E department where work is underway to create a multi-million pound 'Emergency Village'.
The centre aims to provide a safe and calm assessment space for patients who appear at A&E with urgent mental health needs, and have no coronavirus symptoms or physical injuries.
It is open to anyone experiencing mental health concerns over the age of 18 via the emergency department at Blackpool Vic.
There are three assessment rooms with six nurses, healthcare assistants and a team of doctors to ensure anyone presenting with mental health symptoms receives the care they need, without the distractions of beeping machines and people walking around outside cubicles.
The MHUAC is a service for patients with mental health concerns who have been referred from the emergency department.
Anybody experiencing a mental health crisis is urged to call the Mental Health Crisis Line on 0800 953 0110, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, or visit https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/crisis for more information.
It is open to anyone experiencing mental health concerns over the age of 18 via the emergency department at Blackpool Vic.
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Dr Mark Worthington from the MHUAC and Dr Adeline Israel from the emergency department. Dr Worthington said: "Patients coming here will have been assessed in A&E and sent over for a joint assessment, but in terms of purely needing mental health support we would always encourage someone to call the mental health crisis line as a first point of contact." Photo: Daniel Martino - JPI Media
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The mental health liaison team at the Vic's new Mental Health Urgent Care Assessment Centre. Photo: Daniel Martino - JPI Media