Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Type of Trust | |
|---|---|
| Mental health and community services trust | |
| Trust Details | |
| Last annual budget | |
| Employees | 5500 |
| Chair | Martin Howell |
| Chief Executive | Stuart Bell |
| Links | |
| Website | Oxford Health |
| Care Quality Commission reports | CQC |
| Monitor | Monitor |
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Its services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes. They focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
The trust has close links to the universities of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Buckinghamshire, Reading and Bath. They are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using the services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.
The trust has also established a Street Triage scheme where mental health professionals work alongside police officers between 5pm and 4.30am every day so they can offer face-to-face advice, make accurate risk assessments and give care to the patient. It aims to avoid using custody as a place of safety and reduce the amount of time police officers spend on mental health incidents.[1]
The Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group established a five year outcome based contract with the trust in September 2015. 20% of the funding will be based on seven outcomes:
- People living longer
- People more able to function
- Timely access to support
- Carers feeling supported
- People having a meaningful role in society
- People having stable accommodation
- People having improved physical health[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "‘Street Triage’ should cut time police spend on mental health incidents". Advertiser & review. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Oxfordshire's £175m mental health deal finally agreed". Health Service Journal. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.