A range of partners are working together on the transformation of adult community mental health in South Staffordshire, including:

• Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
• Support Staffordshire (on behalf of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector)
• NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups
• GPs
• Staffordshire County Council
• People with lived experience

Guiding Principles for Community Mental Health Transformation in South Staffordshire

• Improve access to care – make it clear, simple and quick to get support when it’s needed
• flexible and personalised – care must reflect the service user’s needs and preferences
• use a trusted assessor model – remove the need for service users to ‘re-tell their story’ every times they receive care
• safety – services must be safe for service users, carers and staff
• one digital plan – to be accessed and updated by services involved in the service user’s care
• integration of care – collaborate with all relevant partners and align to voluntary and community sector support
• a named worker – every service user to have a named worker
• support physical health needs – staff are dedicated to supporting the physical health needs of their service users.

Podcasts

A number of podcasts have been produced that provide more information on the transformation taking place in South Staffordshire. You can find individual links to the episodes below:

Introduction to Community Mental Health Transformation

In this episode we provide an introduction to community mental health transformation, why this ambitious piece of work is so important, how health and care organisations are working in new and exciting ways with the voluntary and community sector locally, and what this will mean for you as the transformation is rolled out over the course of the next few years.

Co-delivering the Community Mental Health Transformation

In this episode we explore the co-delivery the community mental health transformation in South Staffordshire, with a specific focus on the role of the voluntary and community sector and local authorities. 

Digital Transformation

In this episode of The MPFT Podcast we hear from Martyn Perry and David Hewitt discussing how digital systems are helping deliver the Community Mental Health Transformation programme, and how those changes benefit local populations.

Community Mental Health Fund for Adults

In this episode Lisa Williams, Rachel Wooliscroft, Leanne MacPherson and Ben Hollands discuss the Community Mental Health Fund for Adults in Staffordshire. They consider how the fund will benefit service users and information about the eligibility criteria.

Focus on Personality Disorders

In this episode we explore the work that is taking place to support people living with a Personality Disorder.

Focus on Eating Disorders

In this episode we focus on how the transformation work taking place will enhance the care and support provided to those with an eating disorder.

Focus on Community Rehabilitation

In this episode we explore the Rehabilitation Pathway which is part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

Focus on Mental Health Practitioners

In this episode we will be focusing on the Mental Health Practitioners which have been embedded in Primary Care Networks as part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

Focus on Population Health

Population Health is a concept that has become increasingly prevalent in recent years with respect to health and social care. In this episode we explore what it means for the community mental health transformation work taking place.

Focus on Neighbourhoods and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams

In this episode we will be focusing on the new Integrated Neighbourhood Teams as part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

Focus on Community Rehabilitation

In this episode we explore the Rehabilitation Pathway which is part of the transformation of community mental health services in South Staffordshire.

Focus on Health Inequalities and Population Health

In this episode Mark Fletcher, Rachel Wooliscroft and Ben Hollands discuss population health inequalities, how they have impacted on mental health in the past, and what the Community Mental Health Transformation will do to reduce their impact in the future.

Focus on Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

The NHS Long Term Plan stresses the need for community mental health services to be delivered with the newly created Primary Care Networks (PCNs), building on the wider partnership working that is currently taking place across Staffordshire to meet the health and care needs of local communities. In this episode, we explore what a PCN is, and talk to our guests about the role they and primary care will play in how these important services will be delivered.

In this episode of The MPFT Podcast, we hear from Dr Murray Campbell and Dr Waheed Abbasi discussing Primary Care Networks and the changes happening within primary care to support the community mental health transformation.

Focus on Young Adults

In this episode of The MPFT Podcast, we hear from Deborah Hargreaves and Michaela Kemp discussing the work taking place for young adults as part of the community mental health transformation.

Community Mental Health Transformation – Looking Back and Looking Ahead

In this episode of The MPFT Podcast, we hear from Angie Upton, Dr Sarah Lunt, and Jane Munton-Davies. They discuss what Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust have achieved in the first year of the Community Mental Health Transformation and what we’re hoping to achieve in year 2.

Community Mental Health Transformation – Involvement

In this episode of The MPFT Podcast, we hear from Fiona Moore, Kirstyn Marshall and Veronica Emlyn. They discuss Involvement and the important role it plays within the Community Mental Health Transformation.

Anyone wishing to get involved with the Community Mental Health Transformation can email mh-transformation@mpft.nhs.uk or telephone 07972 661 246.

Get in touch

If you have any queries regarding community mental health transformation in South Staffordshire, please email MH-Transformation@mpft.nhs.uk. 

How to stay updated

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has dedicated social media pages to provide information and updates relating to the transformation. You can follow MPFT on Twitter or like our Facebook page for updates.