South West Provider Collaborative

What is a Provider Collaborative?

We serve an enormous region across the South West, covering an area of 22,000km² across Cornwall, Devon, Avon, Wiltshire, Somerset, and Gloucestershire. With millions of people in provision of our services, coming together as an NHS-led Provider Collaborative was the best way for us to offer specialised mental health care to our communities.

As a Provider Collaborative, we are involved with six Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) for our commissioned services, and seven ICSs in relation to collaborative working. Integrated Care Systems are partnerships that bring together NHS organisations, local authorities and others to take collective responsibility for planning services, improving health and reducing inequalities across geographical areas. There are 42 ICSs across England, covering populations of around 500,000 to 3 million people.

From Consultant Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists to Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, our teams help people of all walks of life every single day. As well as caring for adults with low and medium secure mental health care needs, we also provide Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 Services (CAMHS) and Adult Eating Disorder services.

Watch this short video to find out more about the role of a Provider Collaborative.

We’re made up of a number of NHS organisations, independent sector providers, and one community interest company. In working together, we’re able to pool our specialist knowledge and resources. Together, we want to improve the mental health support available to people living all over the South West.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

We provide a range of high-quality specialist mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services for the people in our region and beyond.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

We provide healthcare for people with serious mental illnesses, learning disabilities, and autism, both in community-based and in-patient settings.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

With a team of around 4,000 people across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, we provide in- and outpatient care for the people in our communities, and also offer specialist support to people with dementia or learning disabilities.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Our mental health services are delivered by multidisciplinary and specialist teams. Our Montpellier unit is a low-secure rehabilitation facility for male adults whose primary diagnosis is of serious mental illness.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

We’re the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with partners across our county to ensure we deliver outstanding services.

Livewell Southwest

Our award-winning services are diverse, including community nursing, services for people with learning disabilities, physiotherapy, community mental health services, social work, wellbeing and health improvement, services for children and young people, and community pharmacies.

Elysium Healthcare

Established in 2016, Elysium Healthcare believe passionately in “people caring for people” – our people are our most important asset, and we’re very proud of the care that we deliver.

Priory

We’ve developed an unrivalled reputation for delivering a real and lasting difference for everyone who uses our services. We treat more than 70 different conditions through a network of over 300 facilities which support the people in our communities.

One of the great things working for Elysium is seeing not only myself but other healthcare workers that I've worked with move into different roles.
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We have this culture of continuous improvement, so the people that come and work for us and work with us are people who have a passion to improve what we’re doing.
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The most rewarding part of my job is working with the patients — being on that ground level with them is a privilege.
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What I find most rewarding about my role is seeing the difference that we can make to individuals.
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There's a really nice, community vibe. Everyone's very friendly. Everyone knows each other, and we all really work together and support each other.
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In my spare time, I really like to get out on my bike. The South West is a great place for cycling.
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My favourite place to visit on my days off is probably the smaller towns in Cornwall, the coves and the beaches. I spend my days off with my children and our animals.
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I've never worked anywhere where we are given so much support in identifying goals and training that helps inform our practice here.
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The apprenticeship that the Priory offer is for all staff — they give everyone an equal opportunity.
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I started as a Housekeeping Supervisor and have had loads of support to develop through to my role as an Occupational Healthcare Assistant!
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