Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

What Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust does

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is a public NHS Foundation Trust established in 2007 under the National Health Service Act 2006, providing statutory mental health and learning disability services across Lincolnshire, England. The Trust delivers a comprehensive service portfolio spanning adult mental health (including crisis resolution and home treatment, inpatient care, and recovery-focused community services), children and young people's mental health (Lincolnshire Young Minds and Young Minds Matter in North East Lincolnshire), older adult mental health and dementia, learning disability and autism services (including a Virtual Autism Hub), and Lincolnshire Talking Therapies (formerly steps2change) — an NHS IAPT-compliant service providing cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, guided self-help, computerised CBT, and couple therapy for depression. All clinical services are free at the point of use under NHS commissioning. The Trust operates from more than a dozen sites across Lincolnshire (with main bases in Lincoln, Boston, Grantham, Louth, Skegness, Spalding, Sleaford, Stamford, and Gainsborough) plus North East Lincolnshire, coordinated through a 24/7 Single Point of Access contact centre handling telephone, written, and email referrals. Operational support includes four county-wide Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams, inpatient wards designed under the five-year Eradication of Dormitories Programme, and the Lincolnshire Wellbeing and Recovery College.

The Trust's technology stack centres on the Vitrucare digital health platform (partnered with Dynamic Health Systems) for app-based therapy delivery, secure messaging, video chat, and a chatbot-supported self-referral pathway for talking therapies. Marketing and access channels are operated by an in-house communications team across owned social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, SoundCloud), a website hosting self-help content and self-referral forms, the HAYLincolnshire community resource developed with local councils and the voluntary sector, and a Foundation Trust membership model with elected public governors. Partnerships include a multi-year Art of Wellbeing collaboration with the University of Lincoln's School of Creative Arts, the Mental Health/Dementia/Learning Disability/Autism Alliance, and the Dynamic Health Systems technology partnership.

The business model is NHS clinical commissioning: revenue is received from NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board and NHS England under block contracts and Payment by Results arrangements, supplemented by a registered charitable fund accepting donations to enhance patient care above commissioned baselines (e.g., the Norton Tea Wellness Café, art installations, recovery college resources). The Trust has no parent company, no equity funding, and is governed by a Board of Directors and Council of Governors, accountable to the Care Quality Commission and its public members.

Name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://lpft.nhs.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a statutory NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health and learning disability services across Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, serving adults, children, and older adults via crisis teams, inpatient wards, talking therapies, CAMHS, and community-based recovery services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NHS Clinical Commissioning: As an NHS Foundation Trust, LPFT is commissioned by NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board and NHS England to provide mental health and learning disability services. Revenue is received through block contracts and PbR (Payment by Results) arrangements under the NHS standard contract. All services are free at the point of use for patients.
2. Charitable Funds: LPFT operates a registered charity accepting donations to enhance patient care beyond what NHS commissioning covers. Funds support initiatives such as the Norton Tea Wellness Café, arts installations, and recovery college resources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is the statutory NHS provider of mental health and learning disability services for the county of Lincolnshire, England. It delivers a comprehensive portfolio spanning crisis resolution and home treatment, talking therapies (CBT, counselling, computerised CBT), inpatient care, child and adolescent mental health services, older adult services, and learning disability and autism support. All services are free at the point of use and commissioned by NHS England and the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board.

Product overview

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive portfolio of mental health and learning disability services across Lincolnshire. The Trust operates multiple interconnected service lines: Talking Therapies (formerly steps2change) offers evidence-based psychological therapies including CBT, counselling, and computerised self-help programmes; crisis services provide 24/7 text and telephone support alongside Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams; children and young people's services include Lincolnshire Young Minds and Young Minds Matter (North East Lincolnshire); and specialist services such as the Recovery College, Virtual Autism Hub, and Annual Physical Health Checks for severe mental health conditions. Services are delivered across nine geographic localities with both in-person and digital access options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Havenside Ward at Norton Lea
• Single Point of Access (SPA)
• Lincolnshire Talking Therapies
• Computerised CBT
• Couple Therapy for Depression
• Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
• Lincolnshire Young Minds
• Young Minds Matter (North East Lincolnshire)
• Lincolnshire Wellbeing and Recovery College
• 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Text Service
• Annual Physical Health Checks
• Lincolnshire Here4You Line
• Virtual Autism Hub
• HAYLincolnshire

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,200 people referred themselves to talking therapy services using the chatbot assistant within two months of its launch.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Lincoln (LSCA — School of Creative Arts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year collaboration through the 'Art of Wellbeing Project' combining arts, co-creation methods, and community lived experience to enhance wellbeing and support recovery. Senior academics from the School of Creative Arts developed the 'Resilience' trio of artworks for Havenside Ward, following a year-long programme of creative workshops with service users, clinical staff, experts-by-experience, and students. Led by Associate Professor Rachel Baynton and Dr Steve Fossey. Previously collaborated on an artwork installation at Peter Hodgkinson Centre (nominated for Design in Mental Health Award in 2024).
• Mental Health, Dementia, Learning Disability and Autism AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA county-wide alliance bringing together NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector, and lived experience representatives to coordinate and transform mental health, dementia, learning disability, and autism services across Lincolnshire.
• Lincolnshire Local Councils and Voluntary SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPFT worked with partners from local councils and the voluntary sector, along with Experts by Experience, to develop the HAYLincolnshire mental health and wellbeing website (haylincolnshire.co.uk). Community connectors from across the county share and update information on local support groups and mental health resources.
• Building Together Focus Group (BTFG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Building Together Focus Group (BTFG) — comprised of service users and experts-by-experience — collaborated with LPFT on the design of the Norton Tea Wellness Café within Havenside Ward at Norton Lea, as part of the Eradication of Dormitories Programme.
• Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustminorOthersBirmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust produced an explanatory video about annual physical health checks for people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or psychosis, which LPFT uses with permission to support its own service users in Lincolnshire.
• Turning PointminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurning Point provides alcohol and drug support services referenced by LPFT as a resource for Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service users experiencing substance misuse issues.
• Citizens AdviceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizens Advice is recommended as an online resource for LPFT service users, offering free and confidential advice on issues including work, money, housing, family, consumer issues, law, immigration, and health.
• Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service (LDASS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDASS is referenced as a specialist support service for individuals and families in Lincolnshire experiencing domestic abuse, with LPFT signposting service users to this resource.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a large NHS mental health and community healthcare provider in the East Midlands with comparable forensic, inpatient and community mental health services. It is comparable to LPFT as a fellow East Midlands mental health trust with similar commissioning environment.
• Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS mental health and learning disability services across Sussex with comparable service lines including crisis resolution, talking therapies, CAMHS and inpatient care. It is comparable to LPFT in operating as a specialist mental health and learning disability Foundation Trust.
• Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides NHS mental health, learning disability and community health services across Leicestershire and Rutland. It is the most directly comparable NHS Trust peer to LPFT given the adjacent East Midlands geography, similar rural-urban county mix, and integrated mental health and learning disability portfolio.
• Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust delivers NHS mental health and learning disability services with a partnership trust governance model. It is comparable to LPFT as a specialist mental health and learning disability partnership NHS Trust of similar scale and service mix.
• Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS mental health and learning disability trust serving Hertfordshire with inpatient, community and specialist services. It is comparable to LPFT in Foundation Trust governance structure, mid-size scale, and integrated mental health service portfolio.
• Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust delivers NHS mental health and learning disability services across Norfolk and Suffolk with similar crisis home treatment, talking therapies and inpatient models. It is comparable to LPFT in operating two largely rural counties with population-health integration challenges.
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS mental health, learning disability and community services across Cambridgeshire. It is comparable to LPFT in its population-health integration model, mid-size county footprint and mixed urban-rural catchment.
• Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust operates NHS mental health, learning disability and community services across Northamptonshire. It is comparable to LPFT in mid-size trust scale, integrated service mix spanning mental health and community care, and similar regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Cygnet Health Care: Cygnet Health Care operates a national network of private mental health hospitals and supported living services across the UK. It is comparable to LPFT as a broad incumbent with overlapping inpatient mental health and learning disability offerings, though it serves multiple regions and operates under private ownership rather than NHS commissioning.
• Priory Group: Priory Group is the UK's largest private mental health provider with inpatient, residential and community services across the country. It is comparable to LPFT as a broad incumbent offering overlapping mental health and learning disability service lines, but operates at national scale under private commercial ownership rather than as a county-specific statutory NHS provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lpftnhs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/LPFTNHS
• Facebookfacebook.com/lpft.nhs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lpftnhs
• Instagraminstagram.com/lpftnhs

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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