Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

The trust was formed on 1 April 2011 following the merger of Hampshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Hampshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.[3]

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust runs a number of community, mental health and learning disability units across Hampshire including Parklands Hospital in Basingstoke, Hollybank and Elmleigh in Havant, Melbury Lodge and Leigh House in Winchester, Crowlin House and Forest Lodge in Southampton, Ashford, Southfield, Bluebird house in Calmore, Antelope House and Moorgreen Hospital in Southampton, Fareham Community Hospital and Ravenswood House in Fareham, as well as Alton Community Hospital, Fordingbridge Hospital, Romsey Hospital, Petersfield Hospital and Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

Our services cover:

• treatment and support to adults and older people experiencing mental illness in the community and through our inpatient services

• treatment for adults and young people in secure and specialised settings delivered in conjunction with multiple provider collaboratives

• IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological therapies) services

• community learning disability teams working in partnership with local councils to provide care and support for adults with learning disabilities

• specialist learning disability inpatient services

• a diverse range of community health services providing care to both adults and children. This encompasses community nurses, end of life care, safeguarding, diabetes services, speech and language therapy, stroke services, X-ray, pain management, Orthopaedic Choice, physiotherapy and podiatry

• health visiting and school nursing teams working to deliver the Healthy Child Programme across Hampshire.

In 2019/20 Southern Health staff cared for 215,013 people and served a population of 1,748,258 people (compared to around 280,000 people in 2018/19). We delivered 201,044 outpatient appointments and patients received care in our hospital beds for a total of 225,157 days; this compares with 206,226 outpatient appointments and 211,235 bed days in 2018/19 (2018/19 figure restated to ensure like for like comparison). We provided 1,158,426 contacts with patients in the community this year, compared to 1,144,118 last year (this includes providing care to patients in their own homes). We cover a large geographical area and operate from 300 sites including community hospitals, health centres, inpatient units and community based services.

As a Foundation Trust, we have 8341 public members from local communities. Our members elect a Council of Governors, which holds our Non-Executive Directors individually and collectively to account for the performance of the Board of Directors.

We are funded by NHS England, local commissioners and local authorities receiving around £300m each year.

We received a Trust rating of Good from the CQC following a comprehensive inspection of four core services undertaken in October 2019. Overall 90% of the Trust services are now rated as Good or Outstanding.

Our history - In 2009 we gained Foundation Trust status under the name of Hampshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. On 1 April 2011 we become Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust following a merger of Hampshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire Community Healthcare. In November 2012 we acquired Oxfordshire Learning Disabilities NHS Trust which enabled us to provide learning disability and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Dorset. In 2016/17 the services that were acquired in 2012 were transferred to other providers allowing us to focus on services provided within Hampshire. In 2017/18 following regulatory intervention, which resulted in significant changes to the leadership of the Trust, a commitment was made by the Board to continue providing both mental and physical health services, with an aim of providing more joined up (integrated) care. In 2018/19, the Transformation and Quality Improvement programme was launched, and the process began to restructure the organisation into geographical divisions with cross-Hampshire services remaining as a standalone division.

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