Spectrum Community Health

{{For|the American health care organization|Spectrum Health}}

{{Short description|Social enterprise company in West Yorkshire, England}}

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Spectrum Community Health is a community interest company based in Wakefield.

It developed out of Wakefield Integrated Substance Misuse Services, which was established by the Wakefield Primary Care Trust in 2003. It provides Prison healthcare, including substance misuse services, in Northern England.{{cite web|title=Our history|url=http://spectrumhealth.org.uk/our-history/|website=Spectrum Health|accessdate=9 March 2018}}

The company's employee Karen Jordan won the title of “nurse leader of the year” at the Nursing Times awards for 2016.{{cite news|title=Nursing profession's achievements celebrated at annual Nursing Times awards|url=https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/primary-care/practice-nurse-named-nursing-times-nurse-of-the-year/7012848.article|accessdate=9 March 2018|publisher=Nursing Times|date=27 October 2016}}

It took over drug and alcohol services in York in 2017 when the Lifeline project collapsed.{{cite news|title=Council seeking £120,000 from drug charity|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16070507.Council_seeking___120_000_from_drug_charity/|accessdate=9 March 2018|publisher=York Press|date=7 March 2018}}

It was awarded a contract for health services at HM Prison Liverpool in 2018, which will run for five years at £6.5 million a year. It was the only bidder for the new contract, which was surrendered by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.{{cite news|title=Private company takes over troubled Liverpool prison contract|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/lancashire-care-nhs-foundation-trust/private-company-takes-over-troubled-liverpool-prison-contract/7021889.article|accessdate=9 March 2018|publisher=Health Service Journal|date=9 March 2018}}