Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole AMHP Hub is part of statutory services within adult social care services. They’re a team of approved mental health professionals (AMHPs).

Services that the hub offers include:

• carrying out risk assessment and triaging all requests for Mental Health Act assessments 
• linking with relatives, carers and other professionals involved in a person’s care 
• ensuring that all least restrictive options have been considered 
• identifying known risks to the person and to professionals in the assessing team 
• coordinating and undertaking assessments under the Mental Health Act 
• arranging informal and formal admission to hospital 
• arranging alternatives to admission 
• undertaking identification of nearest relatives 
• acting as a resource to other professionals.