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{{Short description|UK-based mental health and learning disability organization}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox NHS Foundation Trust
| name          = Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
| former_name   = Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
| start_date    = {{Start date|2006|04}}
| end_date      = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| headquarters  = Swandean, Arundel Road, [[Worthing]], West Sussex, England
| coords        = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} -->
| region_served = [[Brighton]] & [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]], [[West Sussex]] and [[Hampshire]]
| nhs_region    =
| type          =
| budget        =
| chair         = Peter Molyneux
| chief_exec    = Dr Jane Padmore
| employees     =
| cqc           = rx2
| monitor       = sussex-partnership-nhs-foundat
| website       = {{URL|www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk}}
}}
The '''Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust''' provides mental health and learning disability services to the people of [[Brighton]] & [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]] and [[West Sussex]]. The trust also provide some community services in [[Hampshire]] for children and young people with mental health problem.  They work in partnership with those who use their services, with their staff, with [[National Health Service|NHS]] and social care agencies and with the voluntary sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15255831_ITM |title=Three into one can go. (United Kingdom. National Health Service)|publisher=Accessmylibrary.com |date=2006-05-11 |accessdate=2011-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/southern_counties/5243894.stm |title=UK &#124; England &#124; Southern Counties &#124; Services 'failing' needy children |work=BBC News |date=2006-08-03 |accessdate=2011-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.1988064.0.mental_health_unit_closed_over_safety_fears.php |title=Mental health unit closed over safety fears (From The Argus) |publisher=Theargus.co.uk |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2011-08-06}}</ref>
== History ==
The trust was established as '''Sussex Partnership NHS Trust''' in April 2006, and became a NHS Foundation Trust with teaching status in August 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/about |title=About the Trust |publisher=Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>
In 2013 the trust set up a joint venture with the company [[Care UK]] to purchase a 32-bed rehabilitation unit in [[Gosport]], and to create a 24-bed self-contained accommodation unit later in the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.communitycare.co.uk/articles/15/03/2013/119008/mental-health-trust-strikes-deal-with-private-firm-to-double-bed-numbers.htm |title=Mental health trust strikes deal with private firm to double bed numbers |work=Community Care |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=15 March 2013 |accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>
The trust was previously cited as one of three large trusts in the South East Coast area which are in competition for new business, the others being [[Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust]] and [[Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Analysed: mental health providers for the South East Coast|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/local-briefing/analysed-mental-health-providers-for-the-south-east-coast/5057295.article#.UnZ23PlT6UM|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Health Service Journal|date=15 April 2013}}</ref>
In December 2014 the trust stopped routine admissions to Langley Green Hospital in [[Crawley]] after a [[Care Quality Commission]] inspection in February 2014 found it had failed to meet any of the standards it uses to judge performance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mental health hospital stops accepting new patients following CQC concerns|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/mental-health-trusts/sussex-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust/mental-health-hospital-stops-accepting-new-patients-following-cqc-concerns/5077446.article#.VL0O8EesVyU|accessdate=19 January 2015|publisher=Health Service Jopurnal|date=4 December 2014}}</ref>
Following a planned inspection of trust services in January 2015, the CQC said it was satisfied with the progress made to improve services at Langley Green.<ref>{{cite news|title=CQC finds improved care records at Langley Green Hospitals|url=http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/cqc-finds-improved-care-records-at-langley-green-hospital-1-6765245|accessdate=27 May 2015|publisher=Crawley and Horley Observer|date=27 May 2015}}</ref> At the time, Sussex Partnership was rated by the CQC as a Trust which 'requires improvement'.<ref>{{cite news|title=CQC inspection of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust|url=http://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RX2|accessdate=May 28, 2015|publisher=Care Quality Commission|date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
In the CQC report published 23 January 2018, the trust was judged assessed as 'good' overall. It was judged to be 'outstanding' for being caring, and 'good' for being safe, effective, responsive and well-led.  The CQC noted:<ref>{{cite news|title=CQC inspection of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust|url=http://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RX2 |accessdate=23 January 2018|publisher=Care Quality Commission |date=23 January 2018}}</ref>
* "Patients and carers all gave positive feedback about the care they received. They said they were involved in decisions about their care and that staff considered their well-being and experiences as a patient, as well as their physical health needs".
* ‘Outstanding’ examples of practice such as clinical leadership and service user involvement at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley; a focus on improving the safety of older people in hospital in Hove; physical health care support for people using mental health services in Brighton; a mental health drop-in clinic for young people in Hastings; and a suicide awareness campaign for young people in Hampshire.
* A new senior leadership team which has brought an “invigorated and open approach to the direction of the trust and culture in which the staff worked. Staff were excited about the changes and empowered to make improvements to their services. They also felt valued and felt proud to work for the organisation”.
In response to its nurse recruitment campaign, the trust has attracted over 100 new staff to come and work within its services.<ref>{{cite news|title=100 new nurses sign up to health trust|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/health/15797758.100_new_nurses_sign_up_to_health_trust/ |accessdate=29 January 2018|publisher=The Argus|date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
In July 2017, the trust published research which showed people who use mental health services in East Surrey and Sussex have a life expectancy which is 20 years less than the general population. The research also showed people who use mental health services comprise about 7% of the local population yet account for 20% of all A&E attendances; an issue which the trust says highlights the need to invest in and improve mental health crisis care.<ref>{{cite news|title=Making the case for integrating mental and physical health care|url= https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/whats-new/new-mental-health-research-published-today |access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=The Strategy Unit|date=July 2017}}</ref>
In December 2017, staff from the trust published a research paper on Recovery Colleges in the Journal of Mental Health<ref>{{cite news|title=An evaluation of service user outcomes in a Recovery College|publisher=Journal of Mental Health|date=23 December 2017|doi=10.1080/09638237.2017.1417557}}</ref> which showed:
* Students who attended Recovery College were less likely to need to be admitted to hospital, or treated under Section, and had fewer contacts with community mental health professionals.
* Students used mental health services less after attending courses.
* The reduction in mental health services needed by students who registered for Sussex Recovery College Courses equated to a saving of around £1,200 for the NHS per student per year.
Sussex Recovery College is a joint project between Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Southdown Housing Association and local voluntary organisations in East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. Courses are co-devised and co- delivered by people with lived experience of mental illness and by mental health professionals.
== Criticism ==
The trust has been criticized for failing to prevent homicides by psychiatric patients in its care.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37682249 Sussex NHS mental health trust criticised over killings by patients]</ref> In October 2016 the trust published an independent review, commissioned jointly with NHS England, to review homicides involving patients known to its services <ref>{{cite news|title=Thematic review|url=http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/our-thematic-review|accessdate=October 18, 2016|publisher=Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust|date=October 2016}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Psychiatry}}
* [[Healthcare in Sussex]]
* [[List of hospitals in England]]
* [[List of NHS trusts]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
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[[Category:NHS foundation trusts]]
[[Category:Health in Sussex]]