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OCEAN Mental Health Service (Bedfordshire & Luton)

OCEAN (Offering Compassionate Emotional Support for those Living Through Birth Trauma & Birth Loss) is an integrated maternity and mental health service providing support for those affected by birth loss or birth trauma. OCEAN logo

OCEAN Bedfordshire team
Address

John Bunyan House
3 Kimbolton Road
Bedford
MK40 2NT
United Kingdom

Email address
elft.bedlutonocean@nhs.net
Telephone number
01234 290120

The service is provided by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) in partnership with Bedford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

The OCEAN Service provides:

  • Specialist psychological treatment, care and support to those experiencing or those who have experienced a birth trauma and/or loss
  • Targeted assessment/intervention for individuals identified with moderate/complex mental health needs arising from, or related to their maternity experience
  • Therapeutic care that integrates psychological support, specialist midwifery support, and support around reproductive health.
  • It provides support for Individuals experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties arising from:​
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  • Pregnancy loss for any reason and at any time, including miscarriage, failed fertility treatment, termination, stillbirth​
  • Neonatal death​ (death occurring up to 28 days after birth)
  • Birth trauma that is not suitable for treatment by any other service​
  • Severe fear of childbirth due to previous loss or trauma that is not suitable for treatment by any other service

It is offering help to individuals who are wanting and ready to engage in psychologically based support. This service will provide planned care and is not able to provide crisis support. 

This service has been co-produced by service users, voluntary sector organisations, maternity voices partnership and other NHS partners. This has been key to how the service has been shaped based on real life experiences. 

Visit the East London OCEAN Mental Health Page

Healthcare professionals can refer into this service in the following ways:
•    Telephone (01234 290120); please call us to discuss someone you think could benefit from our support. We will talk with you to gather more details. If you need to leave a voicemail, we will get back to you within two working days 

•    Email (elft.bedlutonocean@nhs.net); please leave the name of the person you would like to refer and details of how we can telephone you to gather more information to complete the referral jointly 

Self referrals and referrals from carers/family members:
The service is open to self-referrals and referrals from carers/family members by contacting us by telephone or email using the details above. 
 

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