Bupa has opened a flagship mental health centre in central London, launching its latest Mindplace facility at Broadgate to increase access to face-to-face talking therapies for employees and corporate clients.
The new centre, located near Liverpool Street Station, is part of Bupa’s wider programme to open 70 Mindplace centres across the UK by 2027.
A representiative from Bupa told Building Better Healthcare that TSK Group led the construction of the facility,
It will operate seven days a week and is designed to support more than 400 patients per week.
The facility offers in-person services including counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), delivered across seven therapy rooms, along with dedicated spaces for couples and group therapy.
Mindplace Broadgate is the first of Bupa’s planned 70 purpose-built mental health centres, designed to improve access to in-person support for working adults in central London.
The Bupa representative said that they will work with a range of different contractors across their portfolio for the remaining facilities.
"Bupa have a spread of locations across the UK to serve both their insurance and self-pay customers," said the representative.
The centre will operate with extended opening hours from 8am to 10pm on weekdays, 9am to 8pm on Saturdays and 10am to 6pm on Sundays to reflect work and commuting patterns in the city.
The launch follows data from Bupa indicating that mental health claims among younger workers have doubled since 2019, with poor mental health linked to an estimated 448,000 lost workdays annually in the UK.
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