
Talking Therapies, formally known as 'Healthy Minds' or 'IAPT' provides a range of free, confidential support to people across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This includes:
We can also help you find and access a variety of groups, courses and activities delivered by voluntary, charity and social enterprise providers that can support your physical and mental wellbeing.
This website aims to pull together all of the mental health and wellbeing support that is available to people aged 16 and over living within the two counties.
Healthy Minds in Herefordshire and Worcestershire is changing it's name to NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies as part of a national rebranding exercise that will see all Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services using the same name across the country.
Following an extensive national consultation process, NHS Talking Therapies has been voted the most accessible name, and the easiest one to understand, by a wide range of staff, charities, patients and the general public. It will be accompanied with a tagline ‘for anxiety and depression’ to clarify what conditions our therapies aim to treat.
Our name might be changing but our service stays the same. We are still here for your mental health. This change doesn’t affect our teams or the care they provide you with.
Throughout 2023 we are progressively updating all our channels, including our websites and future communications from our services will come from NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies.
If you have any queries relating to this change, please speak to the clinican providing your care or visit the NHS England website which hosts more information on this change.
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS Talking Therapies, we are committed to making our service accessible and pursuing equality within mental health care. We know that some people face barriers when accessing mental health services, and we aim to work with our service users to overcome these barriers:
You may feel that certain things are required for you to use our service comfortably. Everyone is different but below we have listed some examples of the adaptations we make on a regular basis:
Things we can do:
Things you can do
If you feel any adaptations are necessary, please indicate this when completing your self-referral form at the appropriate point or mention to your GP if they are referring you. This will help us establish any necessary adaptations from your first appointment where possible. We will also ask about barriers in your initial assessment, and we welcome you to discuss it with us then.
Any changes that we make can be reviewed throughout treatment if you feel that there is something else that we need to know.
All of our staff receive training and access to guidance on supporting a diverse range of individuals and helping everyone in a respectful and person-centered way.
We have an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Champion, who works closely with the broader Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team to align our work with the Trust values.
If you have any queries, you can contact them at whcnhs.webelong@nhs.net with the subject line ‘Talking Therapies EDI’.
If you can, we would like you to tell us how you learn best as this will help us to tailor your treatment to your individual needs. For example, you may prefer visual to audio resources or wish to make notes to refer back to. Please speak to the clinicians involved in your care for more information.
Our ambition to make Herefordshire and Worcestershire the most supportive mental health counties.
Now We're Talking is not a service, instead, it's the name of a local campaign that strives to bring together organisations from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire with the shared v ision of improving the awareness of local wellbeing and mental health support amongst our communities, and our ongoing commitment to challenge the stigma surrounding mental ill-health.
Now We’re Talking campaign was launched in 2018 and brings together organisations from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire to raise awareness of mental health and the range of support available locally. We work together with other NHS and healthcare services, councils and local authorities, charities and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector on projects that promote local support and ensure our communities know where to go for help when they need it.
In opening the conversation about mental health and the importance of reaching out for help when you need it, the campaign hopes to also reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.Find out more about the Now We're Talking campaign.