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Mental Health And Psychology Payment Practices Report 2020

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UK Mental Health Sector Pays Suppliers Better Than Average, But Consistency Lacking

The Numbers

  • Average PaymentCheck Score (all companies): 59.0/100
  • UK Average PaymentCheck Score (all sectors): 50.0/100
  • Mental Health & Psychology sector performance above UK average: 9.0 points
  • Number of companies analysed: 3
  • Top Payer: LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. - 81.8/100
  • Bottom Payer: DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED - 37.1/100
  • Regional Average (Yorkshire and The Humber): 81.8/100 (1 company)
  • Regional Average (London): 58.0/100 (1 company)
  • Regional Average (Wales): 37.1/100 (1 company)

What Stands Out

While the Mental Health and Psychology sector as a whole shows a PaymentCheck score almost 10 points above the UK average, the extremely small sample size of three companies means these numbers should be interpreted with caution. The range between the top payer and the bottom payer is significant, suggesting very different approaches to supplier relationships within the sector.

Best Payers

  1. LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. - 81.8/100
  2. OPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED - 57.97/100
  3. DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED - 37.1/100

Worst Payers

  1. DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED - 37.1/100
  2. OPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED - 57.97/100
  3. LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. - 81.8/100

Regional Patterns

Yorkshire and The Humber reports the highest regional average at 81.8, however, this is based on the payment behaviour of only one company, LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. This means it's impossible to make any sweeping statements about payment culture in this region. Wales, represented by DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED, reports the lowest PaymentCheck score at 37.1, also based on a solitary data point. The London average is the closest to the overall sector average, and again is based on one company.

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Despite a slightly better average (59.0) compared to the UK baseline (50.0), the sector's limited data points and wide range of payment behaviours – from 81.8 to 37.1 – indicate a need for more comprehensive payment analysis to understand the genuine state of supplier relationships in the UK Mental Health and Psychology space.