A major milestone has been reached with the approval of the Full Business Case for a single NHS Trust to provide mental health, community and learning disability services to people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Boards of Solent NHS Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and the Isle of Wight Trust signed off the proposal for the creation of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which will come in to being in April 2024.
This is subject to final approval from NHS England.
Under these arrangements Southern Health and Solent, together with the Community, Mental Health and Learning Disability services of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust will move into the new organisation in April 2024.
In addition, the majority of the Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), currently delivered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, will transfer into Southern Health, prior to the creation of the new organisation.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will continue to deliver acute and ambulance services for the Island population, working in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and South Central Ambulance Service.
The driving factors behind the creation of the new Trust are the need to transform services to meet increasing demand and complexity of health issues, and to improve the consistency of care across the region.
An independent review in 2022 found that a combined Trust was required in order to deliver sustainable services which would reduce health inequalities, provide consistent and accessible local care, and improve outcomes for all communities across the Island.
Under the banner of Project Fusion, the Trusts have worked together to create a Full Business Case which outlines the benefits to patients, the wider community and the 12,500 members of staff who currently deliver community and mental health services for the existing Trusts.
Ron Shields, Chief Executive Officer Designate for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said@
"Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be a significant voice in health and care, raising the profile of the importance of mental health, learning disability and community services.
"As the largest provider of its kind in England we will attract more people to work with us, enabling us to further improve services.
"This will help us reach those we serve in the ways in which they most need us to.”
Following a review of the Full Business Case by NHS England, it is anticipated that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will come into being on 1 April 2024 with services continuing to be delivered at a local level across the area.
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