A NEW £100,000 mental health “hub” is set to be created in Tendring in an effort to improve patients’ lives and save cash.

The Tendring branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) will run the 12- month pilot project in an attempt to end the “revolving door” that continually sees people with mental ill health discharged and readmitted to hospital.

It is hoped the scheme will help to save councils, police and the NHS more than £800,000.

The scheme has been given the go-ahead after receiving a grant of £50,000 from Essex County Council, £20,000 from Essex’s Police and Crime Commissioner and £20,000 from Tendring Council.

The hub, which is expected to open in April, will be a single point for referrals from GPs and the police.