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Self-Help not Self-Harm

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rod

On February 12th I attended a public event in Worcester entitled Self-Help not Self-Harm. As usual for Worcestershire’s events, it was well organized and well attended by both the public and professionals of all kinds.

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Talking and eating

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rod

February 5th, it seems, was Time to Talk Day — part of the long-running Time to Change campaign led by mental health charities Mind and Rethink. The idea of the day was that everyone should take 5 minutes to have … Continue reading →

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Attack!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Rod

On December 2nd, at approximately 11 a.m., I was attacked by an alien death ray. Well, that’s how it seemed, anyway. Intense and terrifying, the attack didn’t match my expectations of a heart attack, stroke, or any other natural phenomenon.

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Care in the Community

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Rod

On September 18th the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published the results of its latest Community Mental Health survey, not a survey that measures the mental health of communities, as one might perhaps think, but a survey of people who are … Continue reading →

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Strategies

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Rod

Monitor, the government regulator for health services in England, requires NHS foundation trusts to submit various reports and plans. One of the key submissions for every trust will be its strategic plan and 5-year financial return, due to be submitted … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Board meeting

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Rod

On March 31st I attended a meeting of the Board of the 2gether trust. All NHS foundation trusts are required to hold board meetings in public, although they are not public meetings in the sense that anyone can participate. Members … Continue reading →

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Dementia Friends

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Rod

On October 30th I attended an awareness session run  by the Alzheimer’s Society, and I became a Dementia Friend. The Dementia Friends programme has Department of Health backing and aims to involve a million people so as to create dementia … Continue reading →

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Children and Young People

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rod

On January 22nd I attended a stakeholder event to advertise the 2gether Trust’s Children and Young People Service (CYPS), which replaced the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in April 2011. Stakeholder, in this context, means anyone with any … Continue reading →

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Fit for the Future

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Rod

On November 2nd I attended a meeting of LINk members to discuss Gloucestershire’s consultation on strategies for health and wellbeing, which they (the Council and NHS Gloucestershire) are calling Fit for the Future. The meeting was addressed by Cllr. Mark … Continue reading →

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October 2012 Board meeting

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Rod

On October 26th I attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, as a member of the public. The bundle of papers for the meeting was unusually slim, and there were unusually few directors … Continue reading →

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