The London Pathways Partnership (LPP) brings together five mental health trusts, all of which have a longstanding history and recognised expertise, in delivering effective psychological approaches to complex high risk service users.
The OPD Pathway is a jointly funded partnership between His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and NHS England. It is a long-term change programme that commissions treatment and support services nationally for people with ‘personality disorder’, whose complex mental health problems are linked to their harmful offending.
LPP is the largest single health provider of OPD Pathway Services nationally.
LPP are focused on ensuring that services are accessible to all, and that outcomes are not impacted by an individual's Ethnicity, Age, Gender, Sexuality or Disability.
LPP and HMPPS staff co-produced a comprehensive and successful Quality Improvement (QI) project with service users at HMP Swaleside. The aim of this project was to increase Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic representation in a Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) prison wing. This project was named winner of the Improving Health Outcomes for Minority Ethnic Communities Category of the 2023 HSJ Awards.
Developing the workforce is a significant aim of the Pathway, to increase the competence, confidence and attitudes of staff. We continually strive to deliver excellence across our services and workforce development is integral to our strategy on staff wellbeing and retention. We have a comprehensive induction process for staff at every level. including mandatory two-day face-to-face induction training, a comprehensive induction pack, cross-quadrant shadowing of Pathway staff, and local inductions. LPP is committed to ongoing review and development of training to develop a skilled and proficient workforce.
