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See below for details of current/past research:


Access to talking therapies in Oxfordshire: a comparative study

An online poll was hosted on the Oxford Mental Health Forum website to collect data on how long people have had to wait to gain access to talking therapies. The results of the research were very concerning, with nearly half of those who took part in the poll (there were 54 responses in total) having waited more than six months for their first treatment session.

The results of the poll prompted further research to be carried out to establish the extent at which the results reflect more substantial data, revealing that waiting times for talking therapy in Oxfordshire have been falling short of the Government's 28 day target.

View the research findings  [PDF format | Published February 2013]

The research resulted in local media coverage, with BBC Oxford covering the story on the long waits for accessing talking therapy as their top local news headline during their radio Breakfast programme on Monday 18th March, which included an interview with Rezina Hakim, Policy and Campaigns Officer from mental health charity MIND, Clinical Psychologist, June Dent, from TalkingSpace, as well as personal experiences of people who had used the service. The story was also reported on BBC South Today.

It was reported during the programme that TalkingSpace will be taking on more staff and will soon have more treatments available in order to meet the increase in demand for the service.

View the BBC South Today video



© BBC South Today. Published with kind permission.

Patient/service user and carer involvement in Oxford Health NHS FT

Oxford Mental Health Forum and Oxford Health NHS FT are working collaboratively to establish patient/service user and carers' views on involvement within the Oxford Health NHS FT mental health division.

An online survey was devised to find out more about patient and carer views on involvement across services. The report accessible below details the results of the survey, along with the conclusions that were drawn from the responses received.

View the summary report  [PDF format | Published November 2012]

If you have any questions about the research, or would like to share your own views and/or experience with us please contact:

Oxford Mental Health Forum: enquiries@oxfordmhf.org.uk;

Oxford Health NHS FT: enquiries@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk.