TEMPORARY buildings have been put in place at Hereford hospital as part of a £26 million investment in mental health services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Work has started at Hereford s Stonebow unit, run by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, as outdated mental health dorms are set to be replaced by single en-suite rooms. It comes as part of a Government pledge to improve the safety, privacy and dignity of patients with mental illness. The changes at the Stonebow unit should improve the overall care for inpatients, the Department of Health and Social Care said. On Saturday and Sunday, several Portakabin buildings were lifted into place at the site. They will be used for accomodation while work starts inside the unit, Mike Taylor from the trust said.