by Raymond Sheehy | May 15, 2022 | Partnership Working
The NHS Five Year Forward View pointed out that one in four of us will experience mental health problems, which is the single largest cause of disability. Yet mental health services have for many years been the ‘poor relation’ to acute hospital services for physical...
by Raymond Sheehy | Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
Many people with mental health issues are inappropriately admitted to hospital, or spend longer than necessary as in-patients, because they don’t have the support they need to return home. This has a detrimental effect on their recovery and quality of life, but...
by Raymond Sheehy | Mar 15, 2022 | About Bridge, Forensic Mental Health
Bridge are very pleased to announce that they will be providing their very successful Tilt project for a further five years. The program was originally tendered by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in 2013 and our partnership continues. Tilt has been a very successful...
by Raymond Sheehy | Feb 15, 2022 | About Bridge
On the 1st of July this year, the new South-East London Integrated Care System (ICS) will replace the South-East London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The South-East London ICS brings together local health and care organisations and local councils to design care...
by Raymond Sheehy | Jan 15, 2022 | About Bridge, Partnership Working
Mental health bed occupancy rates are at worrying highs across the country, while waiting times for mental health patients being discharged are rising too. Over the Christmas 2021 period, more than 2,000 mental health patients were delayed going home from hospital,...
