An NHS mental health trust in England has withdrawn from a controversial counter-terrorism programme that enabled police to access medical information of patients– including young children – deemed to be vulnerable to extremism, Middle East Eye has revealed.
Documents seen by MEE show that Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), which serves 1.3 million people across the West Midlands, withdrew from the Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service (CTCCS) from 1 April 2025.
The CTCCS is a joint initiative between Counter Terrorism Policing and the NHS in England and Wales in which mental health practitioners advise on and assess individuals flagged by police as potential security risks, often without any crime having been committed.
Campaigners and researchers say the service created a new pathway for counter terrorism police to access medical information for risk management purposes.
The Birmingham-based NHS trust is one of three NHS trusts that have been involved in the programme since its launch in 2016.
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