Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust (DIHC) was an NHS trust set up in August 2020, providing primary care and integrated health services across Dudley. The Trust was previously known as Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.[1]

History

Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust was established in October 2008.[2] It provided mental health services across Dudley and Walsall, West Midlands, England. It previously managed Dorothy Pattison Hospital and Bloxwich Hospital in Walsall, and Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley.

In December 2013, it was announced that the Trust would be among the first to trial the Care Quality Commission’s planned approach to inspecting mental health services because Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority wanted assurance on the quality of the services they provide before progressing their Foundation Trust applications.[3]

The Trust, together with Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, set up a Liaison and Diversion service. The intention was that, "When someone in a police station, or involved in court proceedings, has a mental health problem or other vulnerabilities, they are referred to the right services and are given support and guidance based on their needs."[4]

A planned merger with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was scheduled for October 2017. The new organisation would have an annual turnover of around £440 million – making it the third biggest mental health trust in England.[5] The three way merger collapsed but the merger with Black Country Partnership was completed in April 2020, forming Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.[6]

The Trust and some remaining services became part of an integrated care provider known as Dudley Integrated Health and Care Trust which was expected to have a 15 year contract with Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group for community physical and mental health services, primary care, and some public health services.[7]

Performance

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated the trust as 'good' across all areas.[8]

Services

Dudley Integrated Health and Care Trust offered numerous services including:[9]

  • Continuing Health Care (CHC) - NHS care in the community
  • Talking Therapies
  • Primary Care Mental Health Services
  • School Nursing
  • General Practice Clinics
  • Pharmaceutical Public Health

Disestablishment

After operating for less than 5 years, the Trust was dissolved in October 2024. [10] The Trust stated that "Since 2020 and Covid, the landscape has changed considerably, and a decision was made by system partners that DIHC was too small to be a stand-alone Trust."[11]

All staff, services and properties transferred to Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in August 2024.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2020". legislation.gov.uk. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Dudley and Walsall - Mental Health Partnership". Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Mental health inspection blueprint unveiled". Local Government Chronicle. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Extra mental health staff for police stations and courts in £800k investment". Express and Star. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Three trusts set to merge by October". Health Service Journal. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Two trusts to unite after triple merger fails". Health Service Journal. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Director roles advertised for England's first 'integrated care provider'". Health Service Journal. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust - Overview - Care Quality Commission". Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Find a Service - Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS". Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  10. ^ "The Dudley Integrated Health and Care National Health Service Trust (Dissolution) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  11. ^ "About Us - Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS". Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Grant of Application for the transfer of staff, property, rights and liabilities of Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust to Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust" (PDF). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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