They are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using the services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.

The trust has established a Street Triage scheme where mental health professionals work alongside police officers between 5pm and 4.30am every day so they can offer face-to-face advice, make accurate risk assessments and give care to the patient.

It aims to avoid using custody as a place of safety and reduce the amount of time police officers spend on mental health incidents.

[5] Since April 2010, the trust has provided tiers 3 and 4 of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset following a competitive tender.

Previously this service had been operated by three providers, though primarily the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.