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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Description
About Us
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust provides local specialist care for people with ongoing or complex mental health issues substance misuse issues and some learning disabilities
Care is mainly provided through local community teams who offer treatment and support through a wide range of services with strong links to local partnerships
Our Mission amp Values
As a Foundation Trust our mission is to provide first class services to enable people to make the most of their lives
As an organisation we
pursue openness probity accountability and value for money in our decision
making
promote worklife balance
respect the unique contributions our partners make working together for the
mutual benefit of our service users and staff
recognise and celebrate success for patients staff our organisation and
for our partners
value the learning from failure as well as success
promote positive health and wellbeing for all
value all people equally regardless of race religion sexual orientation
age or professional group
challenge discrimination against people with mental health needs
provide safe accessible effective services through multiagency multi
professional working
promote change and accept challenge
History
Our History
April 2001 Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust formed from four NHS trusts
West Berkshire Priority Care NHS Trust
East Berkshire NHS Community Trust
East Berkshire Learning Disabilities Trust
Heatherwood amp Wexham Park NHS Trust
This meant that for the first time all NHS led mental health and learning disability services in Berkshire were provided by a single specialist Trust
May 2007 We gained authorisation as a Foundation Trust after months of detailed testing by Monitor the independent regulator of Foundation Trusts
October 2007 We gained excellent rating from the Healthcare Commission and received a Mark of Excellence for the quality of our services and good for our use of resources This made us the highest performing mental health trust in the South Central and South East Coast areas
April 2011 On 8 April 2011 Berkshire East and Berkshire West Community Health Services became part of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust This means that we can now treat patients holistically and will help us improve our service to patients
May 2007 We gained authorisation as a Foundation Trust after months of detailed testing by Monitor the independent regulator of Foundation Trusts
October 2007 We gained excellent rating from the Healthcare Commission and received a Mark of Excellence for the quality of our services and good for our use of resources This made us the highest performing mental health trust in the South Central and South East Coast areas
April 2011 On 8 April 2011 Berkshire East and Berkshire West Community Health Services became part of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust This means that we can now treat patients holistically and will help us improve our service to patients
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