Bassetlaw Placed Based Partnership

We are a partnership of health, care, and VCSE sector organisations based within the district of Bassetlaw. We are based within the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire NHS ICB. We work collaboratively to develop and deliver community service transformation, bringing primary, social and community health services together to improve outcomes. We also develop population health management.

Our work in suicide prevention

Bassetlaw Place Based Partnership launched a suicide Prevention Alliance in July 2022. The key actions from this and next steps for Bassetlaw include establishing a steering group to develop and implement a collaborative, clear and robust Suicide Prevention Action Plan based on the recommendations and local pledges from the alliance launch which include:

> Mandatory ZSA suicide prevention training at workplaces, working with ZSA and public health to monitor completion of this training from Bassetlaw partners.
> Continuing with the Suicide Prevention Small Grants scheme and community-based initiatives.
> We are in on-going conversations with the R;pple developers and public health exploring how to develop and implement a bespoke version of this tool.

At an ICB level we have had agreement that the Zero Suicide Alliance training will be mandatory for all ICB staff across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We are also working towards including requirements for suicide prevention training to be part of training in services commissioned by the ICB in addition to any commissioned locally across Bassetlaw.

Our current priorities

We are committed to taking proactive steps to prevent suicide and improve mental health across Bassetlaw. Our focus includes raising awareness and challenging the stigma surrounding suicide and mental ill health through a district-wide communications strategy.

We aim to highlight that suicide is a major, yet preventable, cause of premature death. Providing accessible information and support for those experiencing mental ill health is a key priority. In addition, we are encouraging partner organisations to make at least one pledge during our month-long awareness campaign, reinforcing collective action in tackling these important issues.

Our current challenges

Our challenge at Bassetlaw Place Based Partnership is the increased risk due to cost of living crisis.