Spectrum Community Health

For the American health care organization, see Spectrum Health.

Spectrum Community Health is a community interest company based in Wakefield.

It developed out of Wakefield Integrated Substance Misuse Services, which was established by the Wakefield Primary Care Trust in 2003. It provides Prison healthcare, including substance misuse services, in Northern England.[1]

The company's employee Karen Jordan won the title of “nurse leader of the year” at the Nursing Times awards for 2016.[2]

It took over drug and alcohol services in York in 2017 when the Lifeline project collapsed.[3]

It was awarded a contract for health services at HM Prison Liverpool in 2018, which will run for five years at £6.5 million a year. It was the only bidder for the new contract, which was surrendered by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.[4]

  1. ^ "Our history". Spectrum Health. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Nursing profession's achievements celebrated at annual Nursing Times awards". Nursing Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Council seeking £120,000 from drug charity". York Press. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Private company takes over troubled Liverpool prison contract". Health Service Journal. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.