A private company is set to take on an NHS contract to provide a mental health service in Nottinghamshire. Vita Health Group will provide the Let's Talk Wellbeing service, which primarily supports adults in the city and south of the county with anxiety disorders and depression, from April.
The talking therapy service was previously run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, but it took the decision not to re-tender for the contract last year. NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) said it was made 'to support a greater focus on addressing health inequalities and ensuring equity across the population'.
Previously, staff within the service told Nottinghamshire Live they feared the NHS' decision to drop the contract would result in a less effective service. Vita Health Group, which is owned by French private equity firm Archimed, already has NHS contracts for IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services in the likes of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Newcastle.
