A REVAMPED building will now house the city’s mental health team for older people.

Painters and decorators have moved out of Acomb Health Centre, in Beech Grove, following a project to modernise outpatient accommodation, create a more comfortable environment and improve access for patients.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) have run mental health services in York since late 2015.

They have improved office space to give the teams a chance to work in shared offices and provide a shared environment with other non-mental health teams, including district nursing teams and physiotherapy.

Acomb Health Centre is a key part of a wider project to develop a mental health community hub in the west of the city and is part of the Trust’s ongoing investment into mental health services across York and Selby.

This comes after the Trust announced it would build a new mental health hospital in Haxby Road, which is expected to be ready in 2019.

The health centre will be a key part of a community hub based in Acomb, providing a range of mental health and specialist services located within a close proximity.

This will include mental health services for older people community teams, inpatient accommodation for older people, adult community mental health teams and inpatient accommodation for people with learning disabilities.

Ruth Hill, TEWV’s director of operations for York and Selby, said: “We are delighted to now be providing community mental health services for older people from Acomb Health Centre.

“It ensures we can provide the very best for our service users, offering an improved environment, better access and importantly it is part of a hub of services.

“As with all of our projects in York and Selby, we worked closely to ensure there was service user and carer engagement - listening to what people want and need in the city.

“We’re already seeing a number of benefits for both service users and staff, and we’re aiming to complete the wider Acomb community hub project over the next few weeks.”

Acomb Health Centre is located at 1 Beech Grove, Acomb, YO26 5LN.

The new contact number is 01904 752180.