Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Their services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and in people’s homes. They focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
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The Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership is an award winning partnership that formally brings together six mental health organisations from the NHS and the charity sector: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxfordshire Mind, Response, Connection Floating Support, Elmore Community Services and Restore to make it easier for people with mental health problems to get the best possible support where and when they need it. Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership has won the Excellence for Mental Health Care category in the 2019 NHS Parliamentary Awards. This award was announced on 10th July 2019 and is in recognition of the partnerships pioneering approach to mental health care.
Artscape facilitates creative projects with inpatients at the Oxford Hospitals as well as other people who are being treated in the community. The project aims to improve the mental well-being of service users, carers and staff; contribute to the social inclusion and rehabilitation of service users; improve the trust environments and develop the public understanding of mental health issues.
The Gynecological Counselling service provides short-term counselling for women who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy, either by miscarriage or termination.
The Eating Disorders Service provides care for adults with Anorexia, Bulimia or atypical eating disorders. Care includes psychological and medical treatment, physical monitoring and dietary advice. Also provides inpatient services.
The self-harm team is part of the Psychiatric Liaison Service based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The team of Psychiatric Liaison Nurses support patients admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital following an episode of self-harm. Patients are able to discuss the episode of self-harm and develop a supportive plan to help them cope.
Complex Needs Service (CNS) is the tier 3 (specialist community) personality disorder service for Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Approximately 95% of referrals will meet diagnostic criteria for Personality Disorder. All treatment occurs in groups and CNS does not offer any one to one treatment.
They can only provide treatment for patients registered with GP practices who are members of either the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group or the Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
The Oxfordshire service is for adults of working age whilst the Buckinghamshire service also provides services for older adults.
In situations where a person is believed to present a serious risk to self or others, GP’s, psychiatrists or the nearest relative can ask for an Approved Mental Health Professional to assess the person under the Mental Health Act. They will decide whether the person needs to be detained in hospital or whether some other compulsory powers of the Mental Health Act should be used.
Specialist mental health clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians who can provide information and advice about medicines.
Oxfordshire Early Intervention Service focuses on the early detection, rapid assessment and treatment of first episodes of psychosis in 14 to 65 year old’s in Oxfordshire. Referrals for patients aged 18—65 should be made via the local AMHT, and for under 18’s, the local CAMHS team.