Bupa to open 70 UK mental health centres

Face-to-face talking therapies

Jaskeet Briah
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Provider, Bupa, is launching 70 mental health centres, called mindplace, across the UK, of which 20 are set to open in 2025.

These mental health centres will offer access to face-to-face talking therapies including counselling, psychology, psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), becoming available to self-pay customers shortly after. The launch of the mindplace centres follows rising demand for access to mental health services in the UK, Bupa detailed. The provider has recorded a 20% annual increase in customers seeking access to mental health support since 2020. Its 2024 analysis of 58,000 Bupa Health Assessments found that 44% of customers were at risk of poor mental health. According to...

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