South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

What South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust does

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a UK statutory NHS provider delivering community, mental health, learning disability and forensic healthcare services across four Yorkshire local authority areas. The Trust operates a regional tertiary footprint for forensic and specialist learning disability services, a network of Recovery Colleges, the UK's only Mental Health Museum, and the Creative Minds programme — distinctive cultural and recovery-oriented assets alongside its core clinical work. Following its 2025 designation as a Teaching Trust in partnership with the University of Leeds, the organisation has formally repositioned itself as an academic and research-integrated provider within the NHS.

Name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health and Learning Disability Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Community healthcare services
• Learning disability services
• Forensic mental health
• NHS Foundation Trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Wakefield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. NHS Publicly Funded Healthcare Services: As an NHS Foundation Trust, the organization receives public funding from NHS England for providing community, mental health, learning disability, and specialist forensic services to the populations of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield, and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides community, mental health, learning disability and wellbeing services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, with specialist medium secure forensic mental health services for the Yorkshire and Humber region. Services are delivered through NHS pathways free at the point of use, including inpatient hospital settings, community sites, and home visits, supplemented by digital tools such as the Electronic Prescription Service and patient-controlled records via Patients Know Best. The Trust also operates creative engagement programmes (Creative Minds, Recovery Colleges, Mental Health Museum) and crisis support helplines.

Product overview

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust operates as a platform of clinical and community healthcare services rather than a single software product. The Trust provides mental health, community, learning disability, and wellbeing services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield, with specialist forensic mental health services for Yorkshire and Humber. Key named offerings include the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) for digital prescribing, the Patients Know Best patient portal for health record access, and creative engagement programs such as Creative Minds, the Mental Health Museum, Recovery Colleges (Barnsley, Calderdale/Kirklees, Wakefield), and Spirit in Mind. Crisis support is provided through Night OWLS helpline. The Trust also offers community programs including Altogether Better, Live Well Wakefield, and Peer Support Workers initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creative Minds: A creative approaches initiative embedding arts, crafts, gardening, physical activities, and peer support within services.
• Mental Health Museum
• Spirit in Mind
• EyUp! charity
• Altogether Better
• Barnsley Recovery College
• Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery College
• Wakefield Recovery College
• Live Well Wakefield

Products and services

• Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) A digital prescribing system allowing prescribers in the adult ADHD service to send prescriptions electronically to a community pharmacy of the service user's choice, improving prescribing and dispensing efficiency.
• Patients Know Best A patient-controlled health records platform that allows service users to access and manage their health information online.
• Creative Minds A creative approaches initiative embedding arts, crafts, gardening, physical activities, volunteering, and peer support within Trust services to promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Mental Health Museum A museum dedicated to mental health awareness and education, creating understanding and reducing stigma around mental health issues.
• Recovery Colleges (Barnsley, Calderdale and Kirklees, Wakefield) Educational courses and workshops for mental health recovery, delivered through separate colleges in Barnsley, Calderdale and Kirklees, and Wakefield areas.
• Spirit in Mind A service providing spiritual care and support for service users and their families.
• Night OWLS A confidential crisis support helpline for children and young people aged 5-25 in Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, operating 8pm-8am daily.
• Altogether Better A programme connecting communities and supporting public health initiatives across the region.
• Live Well Wakefield A service supporting health and wellbeing in the Wakefield area.
• Peer Support Workers A programme employing people with lived experience of mental health services to support current service users in their recovery journey.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of LeedscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2025Teaching Trust partnership with University of Leeds formalizing partnership around student education, research and development. One of very few nationally where Teaching Trust status achieved by a Trust providing community services alongside mental health, learning disability, and autism services. Trust chair Marie Burnham and Chief executive Mark Brooks emphasized focus on learning, improvement and innovative opportunities in teaching, learning, and research.
• Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated member Andrea McCourt represents Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust on the Trust's Members' Council
• University of HuddersfieldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated member Donna Kemp represents University of Huddersfield on the Trust's Members' Council
• Wakefield CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated councillor representative from Wakefield Council on the Trust's Members' Council
• Barnsley HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCouncillor Christopher Denton from Barnsley Hospital sits on the Trust's Members' Council
• Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated member position for Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust on the Trust's Members' Council
• Calderdale CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCouncillor Jackie Wilson from Calderdale Council sits on the Trust's Members' Council
• Barnsley CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated councillor position for Barnsley Council on the Trust's Members' Council
• Kirklees CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated councillor position for Kirklees Council on the Trust's Members' Council
• National Health Service EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSE convened Culture of Care group with strong representation from sector, lived experience leadership and people experiencing inequality in accessing mental health services to develop Culture of Care standards. 61 providers registered to take part in the programme.
• National Collaboration Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCCMH formally launched Culture of Care programme in May 2024 providing support alongside SWYPFT's integrated change team for ward-level quality improvement coaching on four pilot wards
• Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoNS co-creating safe, critical and creative learning environments for ward managers as part of Culture of Care programme
• Public Service Consultants (The PSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PSC providing co-produced support package for ward staff focusing on high quality relational care, positive informal interactions, and psychologically safe environment
• Virginia Mason Institute (VMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVMI providing support package for ward staff as part of Culture of Care programme alongside PSC
• InHealth AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInHealth Associates part of co-produced support package for ward staff for Culture of Care programme
• ImROC (Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImROC part of co-produced support package for ward staff for Culture of Care programme
• Institute of Group Analysis (IGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGA part of co-produced support package for ward staff for Culture of Care programme
• Black Thrive GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacqui Dyer MBE, Director of Black Thrive Global explaining why Culture of Care programme takes anti-racism approach
• Neurodiverse ConnectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeurodiverse Connection team explaining autism-informed approach to mental health care and its positive impact on accessibility and outcomes for autistic individuals
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust reports on Performance in Initiating and Delivering Clinical Research benchmarks quarterly to NIHR. NIHR provides research performance reporting framework and accredited learning programmes through NIHR Learn platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust: NHS mental health Trust covering two local authority areas. Comparable multi-borough mental health provider model.
• Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health, learning disability, and forensic services across Merseyside. Directly comparable as a similarly scaled mental health and learning disability provider with specialist secure services.
• Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: NHS mental health and learning disability Trust serving two large counties. Comparable service mix across community and specialist mental health.
• Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services across Sussex. Comparable scope across mental health and learning disability.
• Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust: NHS mental health and learning disability Trust serving a multi-local-authority footprint in the North East and Yorkshire. Closely comparable on geographic spread, service mix, and learning disability focus.
• Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health, learning disability, and community services across Greater Manchester boroughs. Comparable as a multi-borough mental health and community Trust.
• Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust delivering community, mental health, and learning disability services. Closely comparable integrated community-mental-health Trust footprint.
• Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: University-status NHS mental health and learning disability Trust. Comparable on service portfolio and academic partnership model.
• Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health services across Greater Manchester. Comparable specialist and community mental health delivery model.
• Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Trust delivering mental health, learning disability, and community health services. Directly comparable service portfolio and Trust scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/allofusinmind
• YouTubeyoutube.com/swypft
• Facebookfacebook.com/allofusinmind
• Instagraminstagram.com/allofusinmind
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-west-yorkshire-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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