3 providers of community mental health services – OSEL, Two Saints and Isorropia Foundation – have had their contracts renewed by NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
These providers already successfully deliver a range of services supporting people with mental health conditions, providing wellbeing interventions, employment support and crisis prevention and intervention, enabling people to lead hopeful and fulfilling lives.
The award of these contracts is a recognition of the positive impact that community-based services have had for people living on the Island.
OSEL has already succeeded in supporting more than 230 people into work, education, training or voluntary roles, while the Two Saints ‘Safe Haven’ service has provided vital support for almost 900 people in 10 months, helping those who might be at risk of deterioration, or crisis. During the same 10-month period more than 600 people have been referred to Isorropia, with all patients reporting reduced anxiety, and more than three-quarters being able to become more socially active.
All 3 providers work closely with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health services, GP practices and social care within the Isle of Wight Council, ensuring that the whole system comes together to meet the needs of people experiencing mental illness.
Dr Dan O’Neil, Isle of Wight GP and one of the CCG’s mental health leads, said:
“This is great news for the Isle of Wight community as these contracts will allow continuation of services that are already valued by those using them and allow GP practices to work closer with wider elements of the mental health system.
“It will also enable each of the providers to continue to build a firm foundation upon which development will further improve the resources available to our residents in need of support.”
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All 3 contracts begin on 1st April 2022 and will last for at least 3 years meaning there will be stability in community mental health and wellbeing provision until at least 2025.
Lesley Stevens, Director of Community and Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, has said:
“We have been privileged to work with OSEL, Two Saints and Isorropia Foundation, , all of whom share our approach to working collaboratively with people who have mental health difficulties to create hope, build on their strengths and support recovery.
“Working together with partners across our health and care system means that we can ensure that nobody falls through the gaps and that those people who need mental health support can access high quality care closer to home.
“The pandemic has been a very challenging time for many people, especially for those with pre-existing mental health conditions, and therefore now, more than ever, we want to ensure that mental health support is easy to access and responsive to people’s needs on the island.”
How do we know they are successful? Done Isorropia. Like a sticking plaster, it is temporary relief. It doesn’t work in the long term. There is NO support for long term mental illness on this Island. I’d be interested to see how much these contracts are worth; who the Director’s are and what salary they are paying themselves.
The 3 are just taking patients off the GPs books for a while.
Disgraceful
Agree, tick the boxes.
These people mean well.
But in my opinion, you can not mend mental illness, and once you have got it, you have got it for life.
Most people who suffer from this, are too I’ll to attend such sessions, and normally end up walking out.
You can fix a broken leg but you can not fix a broken brain.
So many people now days claim that they suffer from depression.
90% of these people would not know depression if it bit them on the arse.
Good luck Zoe, I think I may have met you a few times ?
I sometimes think that David Ike may have a point lol. Chin up X
What an uneducated answer Zoe. You’re clearly absolutely clueless about how amazing the service and support is.
Good luck with your own mental health
Horses for courses.
They do,do a great job.
But could do better ?
There is not one specialist on the IW that can deal (qualified) with
Duel Diagnosis.
Mental health team, correct me if I am wrong ?