| Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Headquarters | Littlemore Mental Health Centre Sandford Road Littlemore Oxford OX4 4XN[1] |
| Staff | 4,794 (2018/19)[2] |
| Website | www |
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust that provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Its services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes.
The trust runs Warneford Hospital in Headington, Oxford and has close links to the universities of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Buckinghamshire, Reading and Bath. They are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using the services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.
The trust has established a Street Triage scheme where mental health professionals work alongside police officers between 5pm and 4.30am every day so they can offer face-to-face advice, make accurate risk assessments and give care to the patient. It aims to avoid using custody as a place of safety and reduce the amount of time police officers spend on mental health incidents.[3]
- ^ "Trust headquarters". Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019" (PDF). Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "'Street Triage' should cut time police spend on mental health incidents". Advertiser & review. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.