Mental health services across Bury are working together differently, to provide support in new and improved ways.
The Bury Living Well Service launched in January 2025 to help people get the right mental health care and support, in the right place, as early as possible.
Lots of local partners, people with lived experience and carers have worked together over the last few years to make services easier to access and more joined up.
The service is run by Pennine Care, Bury Council The Creative Living Centre and BIG in Mental Health.
It brings together experts from mental health, social care, primary care (GPs), housing, employment, substance misuse, people with lived experience of mental health and more.
Via your GP, you can easily and quickly be referred to the right professional or service for your needs.
You might receive support from one or more professionals at the same time.
Consultant access service for GPs
We've developed a consultant access service to provide GPs with quick access to consultant psychiatrist advice and rapid feedback for Bury patients.
Patients not already receiving support from secondary care mental health services can be referred to the consultant access service by their GP.
A consultant will respond to the GP's referral within three working days. They can provide medication and diagnostic advice, clinical management and signposting.
Consultant access ensures patients receive efficient and high quality care and helps GPs feel better supported to care for patients with mental health issues.
GPs can refer to the consultant access service using the existing single point of entry form and specifying ‘consultant access’ (the form is available on the EMIS system).
To make sure we can effectively support you, we’ll need to share key pieces of information about you with all professionals involved in your care. This will include personal details (e.g. name, date of birth, address, NHS number etc), details about your condition, treatment and care and other vital information.
Your information will always be held and shared in a safe and secure way in accordance with UK data protection laws.
Read more about how we use and safely store your information.
The service is for people aged 18+, registered with a GP in Bury, who are experiencing mental health issues .
Your GP can refer you to the Bury living well service and someone will be in touch.