About Oakdale

Oakdale and Mental Health Concern (MHC) have worked together for over 2 years as ‘MHCO’ to provide primary care mental health services.

This partnership has strengthened over time as the two organisations increasingly saw shared values and ambitions.  The idea of having a more closely aligned future emerged and it led to the development of a plan to combine our expertise across the spectrum of mental health and employee wellbeing services.

MHC and Oakdale are very pleased to announce that as of 1st November 2011 Oakdale is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Mental Health Concern.  It will operate as a not for profit social enterprise incorporating all current Oakdale and MHCO staff and services.  

Brendan Hill                            Lorian Rein

Chief Executive                      MHCO/Oakdale Director of Services

Oakdale provides a range of psychology, psychotherapy, counselling and EAP services to public and private sector organisations, private individuals and to patients referred through NHS Primary Care Trusts.

Oakdale is known for its passion and commitment to clinical excellence. The quality of the clinical service provided is consistently monitored and we are able to supply a service that is tailor made to fit the needs of the organisation and the individual

Oakdale’s services include:

• Psychological therapies for NHS patients in Primary Care

• Employee support including Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) and Critical Incident and Post-Trauma services

• Occupational health-related services including psychological assessments, case management and treatment

• Therapy for self-referring private clients.

Oakdale and Mental Health Concern have formed a joint arrangement to provide psychological therapy services to the people of Northumberland. These services are provided under the trading style of mhco.

Mental Health Concern (MHC) is a ‘not for profit' organisation providing a wide range of specialist nurse-led services, including supported accommodation and meaningful day activities for people with mental health problems.

MHC aims to provide a high quality service that helps enable people with mental health problems lead ordinary lives. The services aim to provide service users with independence, fulfilment, choice, citizenship, privacy, dignity and rights.

The formation of mhco created an organisation that:

• is knowledgeable in the field of primary care psychological therapy and the requirements of the NHS’s IAPT programme (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)

• has the capability to deliver stepped care

• is committed to clinical quality

• understands local issues and requirements and is capable of meeting them

• delivers value for money

• is innovative and has a track record of successfully implementing valuable innovations.

For more information visit : www.mhco.org.uk