Lots of partners are involved in transforming community mental health services in Oldham.

Key partners include many of our mental health staff, GPs and primary care colleagues, Oldham Council, Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind, Positive Steps, Age UK and Turning Point. 

In Oldham there are five primary care networks. These are groups of GP practices working with mental and physical health services, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary, community and social enterpise services.

  • The Royton and Crompton Family Practice
  • Oak Gables Medical Practice
  • Royton Medical Centre
  • Village Medical Practice
  • Hilltop Medical Practice
  • Oldham Medical Services
  • Hollinwood Medical Practice
  • Quayside Medical Practice
  • Medlock Medical Practice
  • St Mary's Medical Centre
  • The Chowdhury Practice
  • Oldham Family Practice
  • Hopwood House Medical Practice
  • Alexandra Group Medical Practice
  • Jalal Practice
  • Perkins Practice
  • Glodwick Medical Centre
  • John Street Medical Practice
  • Lindley House Health Centre
  • Leesbrooke Surgery
  • Saddleworth Medical Practice
  • Springfield House
  • Lees Medical Practice
  • Moorside Medical Centre
  • Pennine Medical Centre
  • Chadderton Medical Practice
  • Woodlands Medical Practice
  • CH Medical Practice
  • Danson Family Practice
  • Littletown Family Medical Practice
  • Werneth Medical Practice
  • Kapur Family Care.

Each of these primary care networks is supported by a dedicated team of mental health professionals. This includes:

  • Mental health practitioner
  • Mental health wellbeing practitioner
  • Community navigator
  • Peer support worker 

Working across all five primary care networks is a diverse communities link worker.

They will work with your GP to provide the right mental health support for your needs. If you need more or different support than they can provide, they'll have a discussion with other professionals to agree who is best to help you.

This could include a pharmacist, social worker, employment, financial or housing support, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) colleagues, drug and alcohol, domestic abuse or loneliness support or another specialist.

Phased approach 

We're taking a phased approach to transforming services in the borough. The south primary care network will be the first to go live with a living well team. 

We'll update this page when we have a go live date for the other primary care networks.

For more information, contact Oldham programme manager Julie Bell at julie.bell8@nhs.net

How to get mental health help

If you have mild to moderate issues such as low mood, anxiety, trouble sleeping, isolation or panic you can can self-refer to NHS Oldham talking therapies.

If you need more help please make an appointment with your GP in the first instance. 

If you're experiencing a mental health crisis you can contact our helpline.

If there's an immediate risk of danger to life, you should ring 999