Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s Post

Today, Stewart Lucas, one of our Non-Executive Directors and Vice Chair of our Board, and I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon in the company of colleagues in the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway services partnership based in central Manchester. This is a specialised service delivered in partnership between GMMH and Greater Manchester Probation Service making a positive difference to the life skills and social capital of individuals on their way back into society. We met managers and staff - from both GMMH and GMPS. It was really interesting to learn about the psychologically informed connected interventions and activities - and how this ultimately improves the quality of life for the service users and also has a preventative impact in reducing reoffending. I was very pleased to hear how staff were working very collaboratively across the two organisations and how quite a few of our GMMH staff were rotating their roles between the three different healthcare services we provide as part of this ODP pathway. And it put a smile on my face to hear when staff were praising their leaders for being compassionate, supportive and prioritising innovation. Thank you for hosting us and for passionately educating us on these important services.