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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

BSMHFT

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:35 · ID 51

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Last verified: 15/04/2026

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Overview

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Whole-record source only

AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

Needs review

Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	25 of 41 reviewable fields are cited to a source (61%) · 4 with no source yet · 12 searched — not published · 12 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Page title “Who we are - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	BSMHFT	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Body “Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Short name BSMHFT is the standard acronym of the exact trust name shown on this page.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Lead paragraph “Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive health care service” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	NHS Trust	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Lead paragraph “Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive health care service” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ NHS mental health foundation trust maps to site_type=nhs_trust per data dictionary.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Canonical URL “https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Site home URL stored as https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (parent domain of the trust pages).	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	Large specialist mental health NHS foundation trust serving Birmingham and Solihull, with research and development activity across mood disorders, psychosis, perinatal services, addictions, and older-adult/dementia care.	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: Research and Development body “NIHR portfolio adopted studies across a broad range of specialist areas including: ... Mood disorders and psychosis ... Perinatal ... Addictions ... Older adults and dementia” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Description summarises trust scale plus the listed mental health research portfolio areas.	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: Page metadata and body “Last modified: 15 January 2026” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Recently updated trust research page confirms active site record.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	West Midlands	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Body “those people living in Birmingham and Solihull” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Birmingham/Solihull maps to West Midlands region.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Body “those people living in Birmingham and Solihull” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Birmingham/Solihull are in England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Birmingham	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Who we are https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Section: Body “those people living in Birmingham and Solihull” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ Primary city stored as Birmingham.	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	52.4409340	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — B13 8QY https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/B13%208QY Section: result.latitude “52.440934” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/B13%208QY ONS centroid for B13 8QY; Postcodes.io 2026-05-12.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-1.8970900	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — B13 8QY https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/B13%208QY Section: result.longitude “-1.89709” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/B13%208QY Paired longitude from same Postcodes.io lookup (B13 8QY).	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	1,300,000	Field-cited	Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Birmingham-and-Solihull-Mental-Health-NHS-Foundation-Trust-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2024-25.pdf Section: Purpose and activities of our Trust “serve a culturally diverse population of 1.3 million” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Birmingham-and-Solihull-Mental-Health-NHS-Foundation-Trust-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2024-25.pdf	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no named primary research contact person on accessed trust pages; only generic department email published.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE for this field: generic email bsmhft.researchanddevelopment@nhs.net exists but no confirmed single person ownership, so contact_email left NULL by policy.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no lead PI name explicitly designated for this site-wide record in the accessed sources.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no PI email for a site-wide lead published in accessed sources.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE / not applicable: this row is itself an NHS Trust site, so partner field left NULL.	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Carrying out research https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Section: Clinical Trial Facility equipment list “Locked drug cupboard” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Carrying out research https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Section: Facility statement “We have a Clinical Trial Facility within the Trust at our Barberry site” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: the accessed Clinical Trial Facility page lists room/equipment but does not publish bed count.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Carrying out research https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Section: Clinical trials standards statement “effective and secure communication of anonymised data during trials” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Evidence of electronic trial data handling supports has_edc_experience=TRUE.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE as TRUE: no explicit statement of current ICH-GCP training compliance found; retained schema default FALSE.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: R&D body “we are a partner of the West Midlands Clinical Research Network” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE for research-specific count: annual report publishes total workforce but not dedicated research delivery staff count.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no annual trial throughput number published in sources reviewed.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no currently active competing studies count published in reviewed sources.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no monthly recruitment rate metric published in reviewed sources.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no Trust R&D approval timeline in days found in reviewed sources.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: Sample storage Recommended	Biobanking · Sample storage · Research sample handling/storage infrastructure including locked drug cupboard, centrifuge, and -20C/-80C freezers in the Barberry Clinical Trial Facility room. · Available	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Carrying out research https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Section: Clinical Trial Facility room equipment “Locked drug cupboard ... Centrifuge ... Freezer -20C ... Freezer -80C” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/	Response for Capability: Sample storageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Clinical Research Facility (CRF) · Clinical Trial Facility at the Barberry site with dedicated physical examination room and maintained trial equipment. · Available	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Carrying out research https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/ Section: Clinical Trial Facility statement “We have a Clinical Trial Facility within the Trust at our Barberry site” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/carrying-out-research/	Response for Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Schizophrenia Recommended	Schizophrenia · Psychotic Disorders · Some · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: NIHR portfolio adopted studies list “Mood disorders and psychosis” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Mapped psychosis service/research activity to schizophrenia diagnosis area (id=1). Experience level some retained with conservative previous_trial_count=0 due no trust-specific completed-count publication.	Response for Diagnosis experience: SchizophreniaAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: First-episode psychosis Recommended	First-episode psychosis · Psychotic Disorders · Some · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	NIHR Oxford Health BRC — Mental Health Mission who is involved https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/mental-health-mission-for-mental-health-research-who-is-involved/ Section: Mission focus “focus on increasing recruitment to new studies to test and validate treatments in early psychosis” Page: https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/mental-health-mission-for-mental-health-research-who-is-involved/ Mapped early psychosis research focus to first-episode psychosis diagnosis area (id=2). previous_trial_count remains 0 with conservative some classification for active specialist service/research focus.	Response for Diagnosis experience: First-episode psychosisAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Some · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: NIHR portfolio adopted studies list “Mood disorders and psychosis” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Major depressive disorder mapped under mood disorders (id=5); no trust-specific completed count published, so conservative some with previous_trial_count=0.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Substance use disorders Recommended	Substance use disorders · Substance Use · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: API v2 union (mandatory query variants) “NCT05164549 \| COMPLETED \| Opiate Substitution Treatment” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ Mapped opiate substitution trial to substance use disorders (id=18). Completed trial evidence supports previous_trial_count=1 and experience_level=some. ISRCTN https://isrctn.com Section: ISRCTN API mandatory query “allTrials totalCount=31” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Birmingham%20and%20Solihull%20Mental%20Health%20NHS%20Foundation%20Trust%22&limit=200 ISRCTN API mandatory queries completed for full trust name, city+mental health, and acronym. Results used as corroborating evidence for diagnosis reconciliation.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Substance use disordersAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Moderate · prev trials: 2	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov Section: API v2 union (mandatory query variants) “NCT01689246 \| COMPLETED \| Alzheimer's Disease” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ Trust-name/acronym/facility query union returned >=2 completed dementia/neurodegeneration-related studies (including Alzheimer's/frontotemporal dementia); mapped to diagnosis_area_id=20 with moderate level and previous_trial_count=2.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Perinatal mental health Recommended	Perinatal mental health · Perinatal · Emerging · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	BSMHFT — Research and Development https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Section: NIHR portfolio adopted studies list “Perinatal” Page: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/research-and-development/ Perinatal research area listed but no trust-specific completed registry count in this pass; set conservative emerging with previous_trial_count=0.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Perinatal mental healthAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohort: CRIS BSMHFT Optional	CRIS BSMHFT · Birmingham CRIS	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: CRIS BSMHFTAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: CRIS Network Optional	CRIS Network · CRIS Network (Federated) · n=2,600,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: CRIS NetworkAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: SMILE Optional	SMILE · Severe Mental Illness Longitudinal Evaluation BioResource · n=2,000 (target)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: SMILEAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	unverified	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	15 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Verified Apr 2026 from BSMHFT website pages (Who we are, Research and Development, Carrying out research, Annual reports), BSMHFT Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 PDF, NIHR MH Mission partner page, ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 mandatory query union, and ISRCTN API mandatory query union.	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—