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Mental Health And Psychology Payment Practices Report 2025

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UK Mental Health Sector Payments: Well Above Average, But Limited Data Clouds Picture

The Numbers

  • Average PaymentCheck Score (across 3 companies): 83.3/100
  • UK average PaymentCheck Score: 50.0/100
  • Mental Health & Psychology sector is 33.3 points higher than the UK average.
  • Top Payer: WE ARE WITH YOU - 89.2/100
  • Lowest Payer: OPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED - 75.5/100
  • Yorkshire and The Humber average: 85.1/100 (1 company)
  • London average: 82.3/100 (2 companies)

What Stands Out

The mental health and psychology sector appears to be a haven for timely payments, scoring a whopping 33.3 points above the UK average. However, with data limited to just three companies, it's difficult to draw definitive conclusions about the entire sector's payment culture.

Best Payers

  1. WE ARE WITH YOU - 89.2/100
  2. LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. - 85.1/100
  3. OPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED - 75.5/100

Worst Payers

It's important to note that "worst" is relative here. Even the lowest-scoring company in this analysis, Optima Health UK Limited, still achieved a respectable 75.5/100.

  1. OPTIMA HEALTH UK LIMITED - 75.5/100
  2. LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. - 85.1/100
  3. WE ARE WITH YOU - 89.2/100

Regional Patterns

Yorkshire and The Humber shows a slightly higher average payment score (85.1/100) than London (82.3/100). However, this is based on a single company in Yorkshire and The Humber, making it statistically insignificant.

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One-line takeaway: While the mental health sector's average PaymentCheck Score of 83.3/100 is promising, the small sample size means it's premature to declare widespread payment excellence.