Since 2019, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has been proud to deliver the secondary mental health and clinical substance misuse services within Stoke Heath Prison. To do this, the service teamed up with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Forward Trust to form the Stoke Heath Integrated Care Partnership (SHIC). The partnership has brought together three exceptionally experienced, passionate and proven healthcare providers with extensive experience.
As part of their review in anticipation of the contract’s retendering in March 2024, the various organisations involved have mutually agreed that a new arrangement would be beneficial to all concerned. Accordingly, it has been decided that from the end of October 2023, the service will be provided through a new partnership involving Inclusion, part of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The existing staff will continue to provide an excellent service via their new employer and Combined Healthcare wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks and good wishes to them and our partners in the new arrangements.
Anyone having any questions or queries about the new arrangements can contact Michelle Perrin at MPFT on Michelle.Perrin@mpft.nhs.uk or Jalibani Ndebele at Combined Healthcare on Jalibani.Ndebele@combined.nhs.uk.