Health services

Mental Health and Housing Partnerships

It is now universally accepted that good quality safe housing and positive mental health are inextricably linked.

Our homes are a critical foundation in all our lives, physically and psychologically, and they are our primary location of care and support. Delayed discharge of individuals who are medically fit enough to leave acute settings is a long-term problem for the NHS. Collaboration is key to solving this problem.

With housing being central to the QTP’s objectives, providing the necessary infrastructure for delivering care in community settings and supporting the overarching aim of reducing reliance on inpatient services, makes collaboration even more critical.

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Why HACT?

We have a strong portfolio of work, delivering a wide range of work including:

Collaborating with the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network to facilitate a Mental Health and Housing Summit culminating in a report for future action
Authored a Mental Health and Housing Strategy for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Written the first ICS wide mental health and housing strategy for the Sussex Health and Care Partnership and have supported its delivery through a dedicated housing workstream as part of the Sussex Mental Health Collaborative.

How we can help

HACT are a leading authority on the connection between the NHS and the Housing sector and are a key partner in the delivery of the Government’s MoU on Housing and Health. We provide support across a wide range of services to deliver this connection through collaboration including:

Consultation and development of strategic plans for housing
Pathway reviews (e.g., Rehab, Urgent and Emergency Care)
Deep dives and case reviews and business case development
Developing strategic housing frameworks and partnerships

Our Clients

We've worked with a wide range of ICB's and Trusts across the country to develop and support them at through their collaboration with Housing and other services providers to help improve patient outcomes.

Our clients include:

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
South West London and St Georges NHS Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Health and Care Partnership

“People have a right to a home within their community,
be able to develop and maintain relationships,
and get the support they need to live healthy, safe and rewarding lives”

HACT: Mental Health and Housing

Download our brochure to find out more about collaboration across health and housing and how we can support in starting the conversations.

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Case Study: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT)

Take a look at our strategic, long-term work with with SPFT, which helped to reduce discharge delays from 20-25% to 8-9% within the first year of the introduction of their collaboration.

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