A CENTRE which supports patients with mental health needs in Llandudno has relocated its services to Colwyn Bay.

Staff from Roslin Community Mental Health Team, on Nant y Gamar Road, have joined forced with the Nant y Glyn Community Mental Health Team.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) said the move provides an "opportunity" for two teams to work together to support the mental health needs of people across the county of Conwy.

A sign has gone up on the door at Roslin informing patients "the team has relocated".

North Wales Pioneer:

The transition process is ongoing. Picture: Kerry Roberts

The move happened on Monday, but the transition process is still on going.

BCUHB is reassuring patients under Roslin that there will be no change to any care and treatment arrangements already in place.

Becky Baker, county manager for Mental Health Services in Conwy, said: “Staff from our Llandudno based Roslin Community Mental Health Team have recently relocated to join colleagues from the Nant y Glyn Community Mental Health Team at a Conwy community team hub on the site of the Nant y Glyn Resource Centre in Colwyn Bay.

North Wales Pioneer:

Staff from Roslin relocated to join colleagues from the Nant y Glyn Community Mental Health Team at a Conwy community team hub. Picture: Kerry Roberts

"This provides an opportunity for the two teams to work in a much more integrated and consistent way to support the mental health needs of people across the county of Conwy.

"There will be no change to the care and treatment arrangements that are currently in place and all patients with a care coordinator have been informed of this.

"Patients from the Llandudno area will continue to be given the option of receiving care and treatment at home, or at alternative locations in Llandudno based on their needs.

"As part of this amalgamation we have a clear focus on increasing the delivery of services into more rural areas, ensuring that care is delivered as close to home as possible."

The Pioneer has been told that the building is still being manned - in terms of phone calls - and nothing has yet been decided in terms of the future of the building and its use.

Last month, a report by the National Assembly for Wales's Public Accounts Committee outlined concerns that there has not been the desired level of improvement at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) since it was put in special measures in 2015.

In terms of mental health, the reported noted: "The Health Board’s written evidence to us set out the work underway to improve mental health services in North Wales, including the appointment of a Director for Mental Health and Learning Disability (MHLD) with associate membership of the board and a strengthened MHLD senior team.

"The Health Board’s mental health strategy was approved by the Board in April 2017 and is being implemented by three local teams covering Anglesey and Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire and Wrexham and Flintshire.

"The Health Board stated that some key challenges remain in relation to sustained compliance with the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

"The Community Health Council (CHC) suggested to us that “pace and urgency” is now needed to implement plans for better mental health services across North Wales."