by Raymond Sheehy | Oct 5, 2025 | About Bridge, Partnership Working
If you work in mental health, you’ll know the pressure is relentless. More people are asking for help, services are stretched to their limits, and the need isn’t going away. For those of us in this sector, this is familiar territory. We step in where others can’t, we...
by Raymond Sheehy | Sep 30, 2025 | Partnership Working, Info for Commissioners
Integrated Care Systems (ICS) were designed to bring together health care, social care, and community services so that people receive joined-up and person-centred support. We are often the ones working with people who fall through the cracks, who don’t fit neatly into...
by Raymond Sheehy | Sep 11, 2025 | Recovery College
Recovery is about more than managing symptoms. It’s about rebuilding a life. That’s the philosophy behind Recovery Colleges. A Recovery College is a place where people with mental health challenges come to learn. Not in the traditional sense of treatment or therapy,...
by Raymond Sheehy | Aug 31, 2025 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working
For decades, the way mental health services are funded and delivered has been shaped by a familiar model; usually, commissioners design the service and providers deliver it. It’s a transactional relationship with specifications written, contracts signed, and outcomes...
by Raymond Sheehy | Aug 29, 2025 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working
Across the country, NHS mental health services are under pressure. Hospital beds are scarce, community provision is patchy, and the system doesn’t always reach the people who need it most. That’s where Bridge Support comes in. For over a decade, we’ve worked closely...
