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#4829 From: "Rob" <aimhighpeak@...>
Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 12:39 pm
Subject: Re: 2008 will be Great !!! 		aimhighpeak
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It will be Pam, positive thoughts are making it so.

All the Best !

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#4828 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
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I sure hope so Rob! Happy New Year Everyone Pam xx
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2008 will be Great !!!!!!!

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#4827 From: "Rob" <aimhighpeak@...>
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#4825 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:35 pm
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Hi Ann
 
Lets hope things improve for your son and family this year, it's a sad day that you have to go as far as taking court action to get the care and support needed.
 
There has been a bit of a change in my son this year, more so over the past 6 months ...slowly. He has started speaking to people (non family members) He wouldn't have anything to do with his 2 brothers partners, he would walk out of the room and stay up stairs if they visited. It used to make me feel really uncomfortable at times, more especially with one of the partners who used to get huffy about it. I was playing piggy in the middle for years!
 
This year he bought both of them a Christmas present, and seems to be becoming more sociable generally.
 
Pam
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!

Hello, All.


Happy Christmas!

Sympathy to Georgie.

My dear son is peeling the vegetables as I make a detour to computer on way to shower. This time 4 years ago? Horrors... everything gets put quickly into perspective when I force myself to remember...

More good news. Local Borough wanted to up eligibility criteria to 'critical' only for social care services. A long story but the case was won against this decision in High Court  last week.  Borough did not take into account the Disability Discrimination Act and their own Disability Discrimination Duty.  

Here's to more progress in 2008!

Ann.



On Dec 25 2007, Pamela Pinder wrote:

Hi Georgie

Putting it like that you are right, I can't think of any experience worse the experience we have had with our son's illness. Not to mention ploughing through the "system" which only adds to everything else.

We are expecting a few family members around today, but only 4 of us here for lunch. Better than the year I cooked for 14 crammed into a 12ft x 10ft room with two fold up tables! That was the year my grandson was due and we ended up in maternity on Christmas day, he was born 2 days later!

Have a great day everyone...no eating too much of the Christmas pud :)

Pam

----- Original Message -----
From: Georgina Wakefield
To: Carersforumuk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!


Thanks Pam we don't hold out a lot of hope the Poilce said they steal them to order change the plates by cloning a car that's exactly the same to prevent our no plate showing on the cameras. Were going to try our best not to spoil xmas for the rest of the family who have been so very supportive the amount of money keeps coming back we will survive weve gone through far worse with our beloved son take care and have a good un love as always Gxxx

Pamela Pinder wrote:

You must all be gutted about the car Georgie, I heard of something very similar happening to a carers daughter locally. Exactly the same, nipped in doors to fetch something and came out to find the car gone. It makes you wonder if these people are sitting waiting for an opportunity or they just happen to be passing and noticed the keys in the car.

In a rush yesterday I nearly went in the shop without locking my car and it dawned on me I couldn't remember locking it and went back to check. I was distracted when I got out of the car by the people I parked next to, I thought they were having a go at me for parking there. They were muttering about something, makes you wonder if people try to distract you for a reason. As it turned out they were muttering to their selves about the bird pooh on their car. Seagulls, my husband calls flying cows as he said the amount they drop looks like the size of cow pats! He swears they wait until we get out of the car and then dive bomb it!

I hope you get your car back soon Georgie.

Pam


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From: Georgina Wakefield
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Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!


Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

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Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm

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#4824 From: annelinora@...
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:32 am
Subject: Re: a very expensive mistake!!! 		burfoot68
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Hello, All.

Happy Christmas!

Sympathy to Georgie.

My dear son is peeling the vegetables as I make a detour to computer on way to shower. This time 4 years ago? Horrors... everything gets put quickly into perspective when I force myself to remember...

More good news. Local Borough wanted to up eligibility criteria to 'critical' only for social care services. A long story but the case was won against this decision in High Court  last week.  Borough did not take into account the Disability Discrimination Act and their own Disability Discrimination Duty.  

Here's to more progress in 2008!

Ann.



On Dec 25 2007, Pamela Pinder wrote:

Hi Georgie

Putting it like that you are right, I can't think of any experience worse the experience we have had with our son's illness. Not to mention ploughing through the "system" which only adds to everything else.

We are expecting a few family members around today, but only 4 of us here for lunch. Better than the year I cooked for 14 crammed into a 12ft x 10ft room with two fold up tables! That was the year my grandson was due and we ended up in maternity on Christmas day, he was born 2 days later!

Have a great day everyone...no eating too much of the Christmas pud :)

Pam

----- Original Message -----
From: Georgina Wakefield
To: Carersforumuk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!


Thanks Pam we don't hold out a lot of hope the Poilce said they steal them to order change the plates by cloning a car that's exactly the same to prevent our no plate showing on the cameras. Were going to try our best not to spoil xmas for the rest of the family who have been so very supportive the amount of money keeps coming back we will survive weve gone through far worse with our beloved son take care and have a good un love as always Gxxx

Pamela Pinder wrote:

You must all be gutted about the car Georgie, I heard of something very similar happening to a carers daughter locally. Exactly the same, nipped in doors to fetch something and came out to find the car gone. It makes you wonder if these people are sitting waiting for an opportunity or they just happen to be passing and noticed the keys in the car.

In a rush yesterday I nearly went in the shop without locking my car and it dawned on me I couldn't remember locking it and went back to check. I was distracted when I got out of the car by the people I parked next to, I thought they were having a go at me for parking there. They were muttering about something, makes you wonder if people try to distract you for a reason. As it turned out they were muttering to their selves about the bird pooh on their car. Seagulls, my husband calls flying cows as he said the amount they drop looks like the size of cow pats! He swears they wait until we get out of the car and then dive bomb it!

I hope you get your car back soon Georgie.

Pam


----- Original Message -----
From: Georgina Wakefield
To: Carersforumuk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!


Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

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Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm

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#4823 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:47 am
Subject: Re: a very expensive mistake!!! 		sasone2one
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Hi Georgie
 
Putting it like that you are right, I can't think of any experience worse the experience we have had with our son's illness. Not to mention ploughing through the "system" which only adds to everything else.
 
We are expecting a few family members around today, but only 4 of us here for lunch. Better than the year I cooked for 14 crammed into a 12ft x 10ft room with two fold up tables! That was the year my grandson was due and we ended up in maternity on Christmas day, he was born 2 days later!
 
Have a great day everyone...no eating too much of the Christmas pud :)
 
Pam
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!

Thanks Pam we don't hold out a lot of hope the Poilce said they steal them to order change the plates by cloning a car that's exactly the same to prevent our no plate showing on the cameras. Were going to try our best not to spoil xmas for the rest of the family who have been so very supportive the amount of money keeps coming back we will survive weve gone through far worse with our beloved son take care and have a good un love as always Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

You must all be gutted about the car Georgie, I heard of something very similar happening to a carers daughter locally. Exactly the same, nipped in doors to fetch something and came out to find the car gone. It makes you wonder if these people are sitting waiting for an opportunity or they just happen to be passing and noticed the keys in the car.
 
In a rush yesterday I nearly went in the shop without locking my car and it dawned on me I couldn't remember locking it and went back to check. I was distracted when I got out of the car by the people I parked next to, I thought they were having a go at me for parking there. They were muttering about something, makes you wonder if people try to distract you for a reason. As it turned out they were muttering to their selves about the bird pooh on their car. Seagulls, my husband calls flying cows as he said the amount they drop looks like the size of cow pats! He swears they wait until we get out of the car and then dive bomb it!
 
I hope you get your car back soon Georgie.
 
Pam
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!

Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm
 
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#4822 From: Georgina Wakefield <spotlightonschizophrenia@...>
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:55 am
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Thanks Pam we don't hold out a lot of hope the Poilce said they steal them to order change the plates by cloning a car that's exactly the same to prevent our no plate showing on the cameras. Were going to try our best not to spoil xmas for the rest of the family who have been so very supportive the amount of money keeps coming back we will survive weve gone through far worse with our beloved son take care and have a good un love as always Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@...> wrote:
You must all be gutted about the car Georgie, I heard of something very similar happening to a carers daughter locally. Exactly the same, nipped in doors to fetch something and came out to find the car gone. It makes you wonder if these people are sitting waiting for an opportunity or they just happen to be passing and noticed the keys in the car.
 
In a rush yesterday I nearly went in the shop without locking my car and it dawned on me I couldn't remember locking it and went back to check. I was distracted when I got out of the car by the people I parked next to, I thought they were having a go at me for parking there. They were muttering about something, makes you wonder if people try to distract you for a reason. As it turned out they were muttering to their selves about the bird pooh on their car. Seagulls, my husband calls flying cows as he said the amount they drop looks like the size of cow pats! He swears they wait until we get out of the car and then dive bomb it!
 
I hope you get your car back soon Georgie.
 
Pam
 
 
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Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!

Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm
 
Pam

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#4821 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
Date: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:29 pm
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You must all be gutted about the car Georgie, I heard of something very similar happening to a carers daughter locally. Exactly the same, nipped in doors to fetch something and came out to find the car gone. It makes you wonder if these people are sitting waiting for an opportunity or they just happen to be passing and noticed the keys in the car.
 
In a rush yesterday I nearly went in the shop without locking my car and it dawned on me I couldn't remember locking it and went back to check. I was distracted when I got out of the car by the people I parked next to, I thought they were having a go at me for parking there. They were muttering about something, makes you wonder if people try to distract you for a reason. As it turned out they were muttering to their selves about the bird pooh on their car. Seagulls, my husband calls flying cows as he said the amount they drop looks like the size of cow pats! He swears they wait until we get out of the car and then dive bomb it!
 
I hope you get your car back soon Georgie.
 
Pam
 
 
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Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] a very expensive mistake!!!

Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm
 
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#4820 From: Georgina Wakefield <spotlightonschizophrenia@...>
Date: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:17 am
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Thanks for this Pam were not feeling so good we bought a new car 5weeks ago £11,000 Paul started it up on Thursday morning 630am he ran back indoors for his mobile phone and when he went out the car had gone. The worst part of all is that Direct Line Insurance won't pay out a penny as the keys were in the car . This is thr first time weve ever been able to afford to buy a car outright as my mum left me £12,000 when she died recently. The car was inches from the house and Paul left it for a few seconds to say were gutted is of course an understatement, I manage to cope with our sadness pretty well but when other things go wrong I tend to hit rock bottom I have to make an enormous effort now for the sake of my family. I hope all of you have a great Christmas god knows MH Carers deserve it!!! much love Gxxx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@...> wrote:
Found this on you tube and thought it was so cute http://www.dailyhaha.com/_vids/mama_says.htm
 
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Aye, I will be (hopefully) on the early morning train out of Manchester to Glasgow tomorrow morning Pam
 
Have a nice one


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Just got in from getting yet more shopping, left the turkey until the last minute and had to driving around half of Plymouth trying to get one! Ended up with a turkey crown, which isn't so bad as there is less waste with this. Hubby not keen on turkey and I can take it or leave it, prefer chicken myself!
 
Merry Christmas! I am guessing you may be in Scotland with Jane over the holiday period. Have a nice time where ever you are :)
 
Pam
 
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#4818 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
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Thanks Rob
 
Just got in from getting yet more shopping, left the turkey until the last minute and had to driving around half of Plymouth trying to get one! Ended up with a turkey crown, which isn't so bad as there is less waste with this. Hubby not keen on turkey and I can take it or leave it, prefer chicken myself!
 
Merry Christmas! I am guessing you may be in Scotland with Jane over the holiday period. Have a nice time where ever you are :)
 
Pam
 
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New from the Social Care Institute for Excellence

December 2007

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Dear Colleague

I am delighted to enclose a copy of our Annual Review 2006/07 - Transferring knowledge, transforming practice (1mb PDF). The report highlights our major achievements in the last year, and includes case studies of how social care organisations are using our resources to improve services.

For example, East Sussex Adults Services have used our report Having a good day? to inform their joint commissioning strategy for people with learning disabilities. Our new e-learning resources have also proved extremely popular. These interactive online resources enable students and practitioners to learn about key issues in social care through a range of quizzes, scenarios, audio and video clips.

I also enclose a copy of our newsletter, SCIELine (473kb PDF), which outlines our current and future priorities. As you will see, we are currently developing our three-year corporate plan which will demonstrate how we will identify and disseminate good practice information in the future.

We have also published two new knowledge reviews on involvement and sustainable change with the social care sector. Improving social and health care services identifies the most effective processes that bring about service improvement - including employee and stakeholder involvement, an understanding of resistance to change and meaningful evaluation. Developing social care: service users driving culture change explores how people who use services and user-led organisations have influenced and improved the work of service providers. It also looks at what support and resources are needed to 'normalise' service user involvement in social care.

We continue our series of research briefings which summarise the key findings on developing social care issues. Research briefing 21: Identification of deafblind dual sensory impairment in older people looks at how a lack of identification and support could adversely affect an older person with sensory problems; making them more likely to feel both isolated and vulnerable. It includes details of relevant policy and the implications of the research for organisations, the policy community, practitioners, people who use services and carers.

Research briefing 22: Obstacles to using and providing rural social care shows that there is considerable variability in rural services, but that overall those using services suffer from the higher costs and increased time associated with rural social care.

Our online database, Social Care Online, contains the UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care - and now you can personalise the site to reflect your information needs. Major new developments give you a personalised homepage, which displays a list of the topics you have selected, providing faster access to new information. If you have not registered or selected your topics yet, the home page shows the most popular topics in the last 14 days. Other improvements include enhanced searching, more sorting options and additional navigation aids. To access the most up to date information on social care visit www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk.

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I would welcome your feedback on SCIE's work and examples of how you may be using our resources. You may contact me via SCIE's central email address info@....

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Dear Colleague,

Welcome to the December ebulletin from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (at http://www.scmh.org.uk).

In this issue:

* Ignoring mental health at work is costing every employer - read our new report
* We welcome the review of prisons
* Our response to the promise of more employment advisers in GP surgeries
* Government Offender Health Strategy
* Jobs - we need a Projects Manager for the criminal justice team and a couple of research assistants
* Policy Watch updates from recent weeks



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* Mental ill health costs UK employers £25 billion, says new report *
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13 December 2007

Every organisation in Britain is affected by mental distress and ill health in the workforce. At any one time one worker in six will be experiencing depression, anxiety or problems relating to stress.

The total cost to employers is estimated at nearly £26 billion each year. That is equivalent to £1,035 for every employee in the UK workforce.

Our new policy paper 'Mental Health at Work: developing the business case' shows how taking simple steps to improve the management of mental health in the workplace should enable employers to save 30 per cent or more of these costs - at least £8 billion a year.

Read more at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/pcKHAL79TMF9



* We welcome review of prison mental health but warn against 'Titan' prisons *
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6 December 2007

We have welcomed the Government's commitment to review how the criminal justice system works with people who have mental health problems. Responding to the Justice Secretary's plans to manage prison overcrowding, we also welcomed the pledge to prevent indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection from being issued to those sentenced to less than two years in prison.

But we have concerns over plans to address the current overcrowding crisis through building of 20,000 new prison places costing £2.7bn, including the building of three 'Titan' prisons, which will hold 2,500 prisoners in each, and proposals for a new prison ship.

Read more at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/pcKHAL79ME8G



* We welcome the promise of more employment advisers in GP surgeries *
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27 November 2007

The Government's pledge to treble the number of employment advisers in GP surgeries is a major boost for working people with mental health problems.

Many employers feel they get too little advice and practical support to tackle mental distress at work. The new advice service will fill a major gap in the system. We also know that GPs often lack confidence in helping patients with employment issues. Expert advice within GP surgeries will be a major resource that we hope will give people with mental health problems the help they need to stay at work or to get back into employment after time spent out of the workplace.

Read more at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/pcKHAL79CN6K



* Government offender health strategy a step forward but more needed *
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27 November 2007

The health of offenders must become a major national priority if we are to give some of the most excluded people in Britain a chance of a productive life.

Welcoming the Government's Improving Health, Supporting Justice consultation paper, our prisons and criminal justice director Sean Duggan said: "The majority of offenders have a range of mental health problems. They urgently need support for mental health, drug and alcohol problems alongside help to find somewhere safe to live, to get a job and to keep in touch with their families.

We welcome the Government's 'Improving Health, Supporting Justice' consultation paper, as a first step on a long road to achieving the kind of support offenders desperately need. It contains important elements of a decent service, such as better care in police custody, diversion from prison for those with the most serious mental health problems and suicide prevention. But it also has two major gaps.

Read more at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/pcKHAL79CM24




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* Projects Manager - Criminal Justice Programme *
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* Salary £45,000 - £48,000 pa
* Final salary pension scheme
* 31 days annual leave
* Season ticket loan

We are looking for a capable and experienced project manager for our criminal justice team. The successful candidate will use their knowledge, experience and creativity to deliver research and development projects that will bring about real change and influence policy and practice at a national level.

You should be a qualified health and/or social care professional with experience at a senior practitioner level in mental health care and criminal justice services. Previous experience of research, evaluation and service development are also crucial.

Closing date for applications is 9am, 21 January 2008.

For more details, see our website at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6MQG4W



* Research Assistant, Employment & Offenders *
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* 2 year fixed term contract
* £25,000 - £27,000
* final salary pension scheme

This high profile project will involve a survey of current training and employment initiatives for ex-offenders with mental health problems, leading to recommendations for improvements. A relevant degree with experience of survey and qualitative research methods required. An interest in or experience the criminal justice system is advantageous.

Closing date for applications 9am, 3rd January 2008.

For more details, see our website at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6MQG4W



* Research Assistant, workplace training *
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* 1 year fixed term contract
* £25,000 - £27,000
* final salary pension scheme

We are seeking a researcher to undertake, among other projects, an evaluation of the impact of a workplace training programme which helps employers to identify, manage and support employees who develop mental health problems.

Working with a range of blue chip employers, the evaluation will pave the way for a nationwide rollout. A relevant social sciences degree and experience of literature reviews, qualitative research methods and interview techniques are required. An interest in or experience of occupational psychology, supported employment or cultural change are advantageous.

Closing date for applications 9am, 3rd January 2008.

For more details, see our website at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6MQG4Wv




POLICY WATCH
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The Policy Watch section includes the most important new reports, statistics, comment and news that have an impact on mental health policy. The latest additions are featured in this monthly email bulletin and you can also subscribe to our RSS feed at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F3555/vWeb/flKHAL6TSJTJ/$file/scmh_policywatch.xml.


* Procedure for the transfer of prisoners to and from hospital *
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12 December 2007

The revised and updated Procedure aims to help colleagues to work together more effectively to secure and sustain significant improvements in any unacceptable delays when transferring prisoners to hospital under Sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6T8F4N


* Tool to help implement the Mental Health Act 2007 *
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7 December 2007

The National Institute for Mental Health in England and the Care Services Improvement Partnership have launched a self-assessment implementation tool to help trusts adhere to and implement the 2007 Mental Health Act. The tool is aimed at will organisations providing services to patients detained under the legislation as well as those providing services for children and young people under 18 on a voluntary or detained basis.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6LJHZ7


* Helping people through crisis - a report on services *
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7 December 2007

The National Audit Office has published a report on helping people through mental health crises. Audit chief Sir John Bourn said that crisis resolution home treatment teams are "really beginning to prove their worth" but added that "a lack of resources and a lack of multi-disciplinary support are limiting what these teams can do".

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6LJHZ7


* Count me in 2007 *
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6 December 2007

The Healthcare Commission has published the findings of the Count Me In 2007 census the ethnicity of inpatients in mental health services. The census reveals that rates of admission and detention remain high for some black and minority groups, who are three or more times more likely than average to be admitted as inpatients in mental health and learning disability services. The census also shows that 68% of mental health inpatients are in mixed-sex wards, presenting issues of privacy, dignity and safety for people with a mental illness.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6LJHZ7


* The Government's Response to the Corston Review of Women in Prison *
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6 December 2007

The Government has responded to Baroness Corston's 'Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System' which was published in March. The Government's response sets out the commitments that have been made across departments to take forward the recommendations.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6T8F4N


* Lord Carter's Review of Prisons - report *
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5 December 2007

Lord Carter was asked in June 2007 to undertake a review into the prison system. The review 'Securing the future Proposals for the efficient and sustainable use of custody in England and Wales' includes proposals for:
* extra funding to add an additional 10,500 prison places by 2014
* up to three large 'Titan' prisons to be built, each housing around 2,500 prisoners
* smaller and older prison sites could be closed or reconfigured to accommodate female or juvenile offenders
* using Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection (IPPs) only for sentences of two years and more
He also announced a review of diversion schemes, custodial based placement and transfer for mentally disordered offenders, to be conducted by Lord Bradley.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6T8F4N


* Consultation paper on a Strategic Plan for Reducing Re-offending 2008-11 *
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28 November 2007

This consultation seeks to identify the Government's strategic approach and help partners reduce re-offending over the next three years. The Ministry of Justice is looking for comments from elsewhere in the Government, in the regions and in local communities to help shape and agree new priorities to reduce re-offending.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6T8F4N


* New training for nurses will help get patients back to work *
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28 November 2007

A new training programme designed to help nurses get their patients ready for work following an injury, disability or period of ill-health, has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The training will cover the relationship between work and health, focusing on rehabilitation and workplace adjustments.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6LJJ23


* Support for employers and GPs *
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27 November 2007

The government has announced it will treble the number of employment advisers in GP surgeries and pilot a new £8m advice and support service for smaller businesses as part of a new approach to help people with stress and other mental health conditions find and keep work.

More and links at http://www.scmh.org.uk/80256FBD004F6342/vWeb/wpKHAL6LJJ23



The next e-bulletin will be in January. We are closed from 22 December and will be back on 2 January 2008. Before then, happy Christmas / Eid / holidays / nothing / new year. Best wishes from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

These emails are in plain text and the links should work. Please let me know if you have any problems.

Best wishes,

Katherine Hall

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Everyone deserves a decent life: EAPN kicks off EU wide campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes!

The European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) launches today an EU wide campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes. 24 out of 27 Member States have minimum income schemes in place at this present time, but there are serious flaws with their accessibility and their adequacy. It is time to state clearly that adequate Minimum Income schemes are a fundamental prerequisite for an EU based on social justice and equal opportunities for all!

EAPN launched today in Brussels an EU wide campaign for “Adequate Minimum Income schemes” in presence of NGO representatives, Members of the European Parliament, European Commission officials as well as national representations and social partners (ETUC, EPSU, etc.) representatives.

“Minimum income schemes do not exist in all EU countries and accessibility for all is not guaranteed in the places that they do exist. Some groups are not entitled to Minimum Income due to their age, employment situation, or status as migrants”, declared Ludo Horemans, President of EAPN.

“Complexities of the systems prevent people from taking up their rights. Moreover, Minimum Income schemes are often not set at a level adequate enough to lift people out of poverty. They do not take into account the rise in the cost of living nor the increasing price of services that people rely on, such as housing or energy.”

17 October 2007 saw the launch of a second Commission consultation about concrete proposals on how to move the ‘active inclusion’ strategy forward, including a new EU Recommendation, and a new tool to support its implementation. It will only be implemented if it is widely supported in the EU, and notably if Member States respond favorably to this proposal by the end of the consultation period (February 2008).

“Against this background, EAPN calls on the EU Member States to recognise Adequate Minimum Income schemes as an essential element of the Social Protection System as well as to guarantee access to Adequate Minimum Income as a basic right at national level”, said Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN. “We also call on the EU Member States to engage positively in the current Commission consultation on Active Inclusion and support the proposal that ‘income support sufficient for a dignified life’ should be given key importance in a comprehensive approach to the fight against poverty and social exclusion.”

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Mental Health Care enewsletter

December 2007

 

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Mental Health Care! We hope you have enjoyed reading the recent issues of our enewsletter and we plan to continue to provide new and interesting updates for you in the New Year. Thanks for all the positive feedback we have received so far. Please email any comments, suggestions or contributions for the next edition (mid-January 2008) to sarah.gentleman@...

 

LATEST RESEARCH NEWS

We produce summaries of the latest research, hot off the press from the Institute of Psychiatry, visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/research/?id=11. The most recently published summaries are:

 

How cannabis affects the mind: a review of current knowledge

Cannabis is widely used across the world, and most people who take it do so to seek pleasure and the feeling of being ‘high’. A minority of people take it for its possible therapeutic properties, for example to alleviate muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis. A team of researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry and Maastricht University in the Netherlands has undertaken a review of current knowledge about cannabis, including how it affects the brain and the risks of long-term use. Visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/research/expanded/index.php?id=138

 

Anxiety and depression in people with progressive neurodegenerative disease

There is a perception that depression is fairly uncommon in people with motor neurone disease (MND), but a study undertaken at the Institute of Psychiatry and King’s College Hospital challenges this view. Visit

www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/research/expanded/index.php?id=137

 

Treating post-traumatic stress disorder through ‘live exposure’

Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can improve their symptoms through ‘live exposure’, where they confront their fears in order to develop an increased sense of control over them. This is the finding of a study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London and the Istanbul Center for Behaviour Research and Therapy. Visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/research/expanded/index.php?id=136

 

 

IN THE NEWS

We keep an eye on the national press and information from UK mental health organisations and update our news page on a daily basis, see more at www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/news/?id=63&date=7

 

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London have recently received funding to set up a new National Institute for Health Research, Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health. Directed by Professor Simon Lovestone, the Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health will find new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating mental health problems by ensuring advances in biomedical research are used to benefit service users and carers. For more information visit www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=1016&context=main

 

Rethink siblings – supporting each other

Rethink have set up a new site to provide information and support for you if your brother or sister has experienced, or is living with, severe mental illness. Rethink Siblings aims to be a community to provide you with confidential information, advice and help you get in touch with other siblings, to share your concerns and discuss your questions, visit www.rethink.org/how_we_can_help/rethink_siblings

 

Gordon Brown meets young carers

Gordon Brown surprised a group of young carers on 6 December, as they met with MPs and Peers to discuss the main issues currently facing young carers and their families in the UK. The young carers, aged between 9 and 17, were attending the All Party Parliamentary Group for Carers. The group, representing young carers nationally, had the chance to discuss what their priorities are now as well as their hopes for the future and were able to contribute their thoughts towards the New Deal for Carers Strategy, visit www.carers.org/news/gordon-brown-meets-young-carers,2903,NW.html

 

New Deal for Carers – update

The consultation part of the Department of Health’s review of the Prime Minister’s 1999 Carers Strategy is now closed and the DH have produced an interim report, New Deal for Carers: Findings from stage one of the adult and young carers’ engagement programme (Nov, 07). Read the report at

www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/SocialCare/Deliveringadultsocialcare/Carers/NewDealforCarers/DH_075478

 

Count me in, 2007

The’ Count me in’ census is a joint initiative between the Healthcare Commission, the Mental Health Act Commission , the Care Services Improvement Partnership  and the National Institute for Mental Health in England. The census records figures for all inpatients (those detained under the Mental Health Act and those admitted 'informally', that is, voluntarily) in mental health and learning disability hospitals and facilities in England and Wales. This third national census was conducted on 30 March 2007. Read the report at

www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/healthcareproviders/nationalfindings/nationalthemedreports/mentalhealth/countmein.cfm

 

 

TAKE PART IN RESEARCH

This is a selection of research studies currently looking for volunteers at the Institute of Psychiatry. More opportunities to get involved are at www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/researchvolunteer/?id=160

 

Effects of therapeutic writing on mood and eating behaviour

Volunteers aged 18 and over are needed to take part in a research study on eating disorders. The study needs people who are experiencing some eating difficulties such as binge eating and vomiting (or other behaviours aimed at controlling weight) and aims to investigate the effects of therapeutic writing on mood and eating behaviours. Taking part would involve completing a 20 minute writing task on 3 consecutive days, as well as completing questionnaires at the start of the study, after 4 weeks, and again after 8 weeks. Participation is entirely by email and is confidential. You will be compensated for your time and inconvenience. For more information visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/researchvolunteer/expanded/index.php?id=89

 

 

Electronic monitoring of symptom variability in bipolar

The Maudsley Bipolar eMonitoring Project is an exciting study for people with bipolar disorders. It aims to give us a better understanding on the course of bipolar illness by studying the influence of sub-syndromal symptoms and their variability as well as the application of new technologies (electronic mood diaries and activity monitors) for assisting the better monitoring of this condition. For more information, visit

www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/researchvolunteer/expanded/index.php?id=83

 

Using brain activation to study adolescents' activity and attentiveness

We are looking for healthy male volunteers between the ages of 11-15 years to take part in this new project. The study will involve completing some cognitive tasks on a computer, as well as performing a couple of tasks inside a mock fMRI scanner. Travel and lunch expenses for one adult and child will be fully reimbursed. Participants will also have the chance to win some rewards during the tasks in gift vouchers. If you feel it is something that yourself and your child would like to take part in, visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/researchvolunteer/expanded/index.php?id=87

 

 

CAMPAIGNS

 

Carers lose £11,000 a year in earnings

New statistics, published to coincide with Carers UK’s Carers Rights Day on Friday 7 December 2007, show that the average loss in earnings last year by carers who had either to give up their job, reduce their hours or take a more junior position in order to care for sick, frail or disabled relatives or partners, was £11,050. Financial compensation through the Carer’s Allowance benefit – provided a carer is eligible by earning under £95 a week – is just £48.65 a week. The findings, published by Carers UK in the report Out of Pocket, come from a Carers UK survey which shows the extent of the financial difficulties which carers, visit

www.carersuk.org/Newsandcampaigns/News/1196855209?#163;11,000

 

 

EVENTS AND INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

Moving People anti-stigma programme

If you have, or have had, a mental health problem, or are a carer of someone with mental health problems, Moving People would like your views to contribute to a national anti-stigma programme in England. Moving People is a collaboration between Mental Health Media, Mind and Rethink which aims to combat stigma and discrimination against people with an experience of mental health problems and to improve health and wellbeing. The questionnaire will be available at www.movingpeople.org.uk from 21 December, or you can order a paper survey from 21 January, please telephone 0845 456 0455 for a copy.

 

Learning disabilities consultation

A consultation on learning disability policy over the next three years has just been launched by the Department of Health - you can find out more on the DH’s website at

www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_081014

 

Finding a shared vision of how people's mental health problems should be understood: consultation

The Care Services Improvement Partnership has developed draft guidance for consultation on Finding a shared vision of how people’s mental health problems should be understood. The guidance is aimed at everyone concerned with the development and delivery of services including people that use services and their carers. The consultation is open until 5 March 2008. They are seeking people’s views on the draft guidance in relation to specific questions, as well as general comments. For more information visit www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_080913

 

Mental health legislation service user and carer sub-group seeks new member

The Care Services Improvement Partnership have a Mental Health Legislation Service User and Carer Sub-Group to support and advise on the work of the Mental Health Legislation Programme. The group works closely with the National Implementation team, and a service user and carer attend each national meeting. Due to recent changes in group membership, they are currently recruiting for an additional service user member to join an established team for two days a month, see more information at www.mhact.csip.org.uk/sucs.html

 

Families/friends and carers together in research

The UK Mental Health Research Network has set up a new project, FACTOR (Families/friends and carers together in research), which aims to build a network of carers, families and friends of those with mental health problems, who are interested in getting involved in research. The network will keep you informed of research involvement opportunities, training to help you take part and opportunities to meet the professionals and get your issues heard. For an information pack contact Geraldine Mason, email geraldine.mason@... or telephone 020 7827 8312

 

The Best of Cooltan Arts. 10 December 2007 - 4 January 2008, London

Cooltan Arts have an electrifying selection of art projects produced this year on display at the Greater London Authority’s City Hall. Cooltan is a charity organisation that works with people with mental health issues. The aim of the exhibition is to help break down the stigma of mental distress and inspire those living with this condition. The exhibition is open from 8am to 8pm daily (closes at 12.30pm on 24 December). For visitor enquiries telephone City Hall on 020 7983 4100 or Cooltan Arts on 020 7701 2696 or visit www.london.gov.uk/gla/city_hall/city_hall_publicaccess.jsp

 

From the cradle to beyond the grave. 8 January 2008, Stafford

This is the second national multi-faith symposium held under the auspices of the NIMHE Spirituality Project, Staffordshire University and the Spirituality and Mental Health Forum. It will be a study day gathering together all people from the major faiths/ beliefs and user and carer groups to consider ‘end–of–life’ issues and how faiths/beliefs can assist in making ‘the fourth age’ and the passing from this life as human and humane as possible. Delegate fees are £75 or £20 for unwaged and students. For more information email Elaine Stanway, e.stanway@...

 

Multiple personality disorder: Myth or reality? 15 January 2007, London
The King’s College London Psychiatry Society presents the first lecture of the Screening Mental Illness series. Directors and cinemagoers alike have been attracted to the notion of multiple personality disorder (MPD) since the advent of film. Yet, you would be hard-pressed to find it mentioned in the glossary of any British psychiatric textbook, if it is mentioned at all. To say that MPD (or dissociative identity disorder, as it is called in the DSM-IV) is a diagnosis of contention would be an understatement. Dr Alan Sanderson, Consultant Psychiatrist in Private Practice and founder of the Spirit Release Foundation, will make the case for the existence of MPD and compare what he believes is the clinical reality of the condition with cinematic presentations. http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=557

 

Westminster the workplace: What happens if leaders experience mental illness? 21 January 2008, London

Stand to Reason is a new service-user led organisation committed to fighting discrimination and stigma in mental health. It is hosting a parliamentary reception from 4-6pm in the Strangers’ Dining Room in House of Commons. The event will explore the particular stresses and strains that public life puts on those who participate in it, politicians in particular. It will examine whether it is possible for elected representatives to disclose an episode of mental illness. The former Prime Minister of Norway, Kjell Magne Bondevik, will be the keynote speaker, talking about his experience of having to take several weeks’ sickness absence from leading the country in 1998, while suffering a reactive depression from over-work. If you would like to attend email helen@.... Confirmation of your place will be sent to you by email in the week beginning 7 January. Visit www.standtoreason.org.uk for more on the organisation.

 

Patient involvement and empowerment. 24 January 2008, Manchester

This conference aims to address the fundamental challenges of involving and engaging patients to improve services and outcomes. The keynote address will be from Neil Betteridge, the National Patient and Public Champion for the 18 Weeks Delivery Programme. The conference will also provide an important update on moving forward with LINks including what a successful LINk will look like. www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=80 or email jayne@...

 

Cinema, stigma and mental illness. 12 February 2007, London
The King’s College London Psychiatry Society Presents a lecture by Dr Peter Byrne, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Psychiatry at University College London and Consultant Psychiatrist with the West London Mental Health Trust, on stigmatising presentations of mental illness in cinema. Through a close analysis of movie clips from his own personal collection, he will particularly focus on the presentation of grief, psychosis, and addictions. Finally, he will ask whether cinema can be used as a medium to challenge prevailing negative attitudes towards the mentally ill, visit www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=558 for more information.

 

Service user involvement and empowerment in mental health. 14 February 2008, London

Chaired by Peter Horn, National Director of the Care Services Improvement Partnership, this conference will give an important update on how involvement can both empower service users and improve the quality of services provided, with a focus on rebuilding skills and opportunities. The conference includes two interactive workshop sessions on increasing diversity in service user involvement and enabling people to fulfil their aspirations and improve outcomes. There are a number of free places available for service users. Visit www.healthcare-events.co.uk/conf/booking.php?action=home&id=84 or email jayne@...

 

Social phobia. 19 February 2008, London
In another exciting collaboration between the Institute of Psychiatry and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain, Dr Jennifer Wild, Lecturer and Research Clinical Psychologist, will be looking at research and treatment for social phobia. More information to follow soon, see www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/events/?id=520

 

Working in partnership. 10-12 March 2008, Kent

This international conference will address the theme of partnership with service users and carers, inter-professional collaboration and practice innovation across the sectors. Contributions will come from service users and carers, social work and health practitioners and academics and students. The three days will include presentations and workshops and seminars. To find out more and express your interest in attending, email ellie.arnott@... or helen.lawrence@...

 

Inter-professional learning environments, 11 April 2008, Cardiff

The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice are welcoming the involvement of service users and carers in their day workshop on Inter-professional learning. More information on the event is available at www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/news-events/eventsbox/2008/ipeeipenwales. There is no charge for the workshops and some funding available for the expenses of service users and carers. If you are interested, please email Marion Helme  at marion.helme@...

 

Carers’ stories

We are always looking for stories of your experiences of caring for someone with mental illness. This is a popular section of the Mental Health Care site and visitors often say reading about other peoples’ stories has helped them through their own situation. If you’d like to submit a story to us, visit www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/carersstories/?id=115 for some examples of published stories and information on how to send yours in. We offer a small fee for those accepted for publication.

 

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Dear Reader,

This month we warn about the dangers of volunteers getting childcare expenses. This follows a government report that childcare costs do not count as a reasonable expense, but instead are a 'significant benefit'. This may cost both charities and volunteers many thousands of pounds.

We also reveal that there is nothing new about the 'new' incapacity test announced by Peter Hain last month, except that it's become slightly easier than it was when first announced in 2006.

In the same article we begin what may be a long process of discovering the precise role that the Sainsbury's Centre for Mental Health has played in ensuring that many, many thousand more people with a mental health condition are forced onto Jobseeker's Allowance in the future.

We've also produced our own Electoral Fraud poster to remind Mr Hain that there are no excuses for being an electoral thief and we've written to ask him, very politely, to resign.

Plus there's news that only ex-celebrities and the relatives of Jobcentre Plus staff are entitled to have their financial and personal details kept safely under lock and key by private sector Pathways providers.

All this and there are still places on our open training courses too.

Happy Christmas and fingers crossed for a more peaceful New Year,

Steve

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Disabled volunteers and charities threatened with huge costs
18.12.07
Charities may be liable to pay the minimum wage to volunteers who receive childcare costs and claimants may face repaying huge sums in benefits.

Trebling of Jobcentre Plus advisers in GPs surgeries Open access
18.12.07
The government has announced it is to treble the number of Jobcentre Plus staff who are based in GPs surgeries The move is one of a range of measures aimed at reducing the number of people claiming incapacity benefit by influencing the way GPs deal with their patients .

New incapacity test gets easier
18.12.07
In spite of Peter Hain touring the TV studios last month announcing his get tough approach to 'sicknote Britain' the reality is that the DWP has just made the new test of incapacity for work to be introduced under Employment and Support Allowance marginally easier to pass than it was.

Have you been contacted by Pathways providers? Open access
18.12.07
Benefits and Work wants to examine the promotional material being sent to disabled claimants by Pathways to Work providers now that the private sector has begun delivering services. We also want to hear from people who have Pathways interviews.

No ifs. No buts. Electoral fraud is theft . . . Mr Hain
18.12.07
Benefits and Work is not for one moment suggesting that Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain is a fraud or a thief. But if he were a benefit claimant who had made a similar 'administrative oversight' his own department would treat him as if he were. So Benefits and Work has sent Mr Hain a poster to remind him of that fact . . . we've also asked him to do the honourable thing and resign.

Only celebrities details to be kept secure by private sector Pathways companies
03.12.07
As private sector companies begin delivering compulsory work-focused interviews today, Benefits and Work can exclusively reveal that the DWP has advised that only famous people, friends and relatives of Jobcentre Plus staff and a small number of others need have their highly sensitive personal information kept securely locked away.

Open training days Open access
The following training days all take place at Easton Business Centre in Bristol, just two minutes off the M32 or 10 minutes by taxi from Bristol Temple Meads rail station.

Making the best possible disability living allowance and attendance allowance claims
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Tuesday 8 April 2008 10am - 4.00pm

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Aims to be the friendliest place on the web to meet and discuss anything related to mental health. This includes mental health problems such anxiety and panic attacks, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia, as well as friendships and relationships and everyday life issues. They also welcome discussion and debate of mental health issues and policy.

The Mental Health Forum has grown out of the 1 in 4 Forum, which was started by the Mental Health Foundation in the UK in 2003. They are aiming to build a high-quality community where members can get mutual support, and discuss mental health policy and service development issues. They want this forum to serve people experiencing mental health issues, their friends or relatives, and people working in the mental health field (from support worker to service manager and from nurses to psychologists and psychiatrists).

Whether you are experiencing psychological distress, are a friend, partner or relative of someone who is experiencing mental health issues, or if you work in the mental health field - you are most welcome here !

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The team that brings the 1 in 4 Forum to you is really excited!

We have created a new Mental Health Forum.

It can be found at www.mentalhealthforum.net

It is a forum which is more accessible to people searching the internet. We are aware of how important it is for people to access support and information when they need it. We also wanted it to be easy to use! It is – take a look and see!!

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17th December 2007 | Issue 30
Jobs
Rethink
About mental illness Living with mental illness How can we help Get involved
Dear Rob,

Man and woman talking

This is Rethink's job vacancy bulletin.  Bringing you Rethink's current job vacancies every two weeks.  Click on the job title to take you to our website where further details and how to apply can be seen. If you require an application pack, you can download this on the further details page or alternatively, you can ring 0845 456 0455 quoting the relevant job reference number.

We look forward to receiving your completed application.

Best wishes
Rethink

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

£10.99 - £12.58 per hour

Bank Nurse Team Leader, Northampton KR/2767

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Bank Worker

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

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Bank Worker

£7.93 - £8.90 per hour

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Bank Assistant

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - SR/3392 - London

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Bank Assistant

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Bank Assistant - SR/3456 - Kent

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

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Bank Assistant

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Bank Assistant - KR/3264, Northampton

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - KR/3480, Norwich

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Bank Worker

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Bank Workers

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Bank Workers - CN/3104 - Doncaster

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - CN/3084 - Staffordshire Moorlands

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Bank Advocate

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Bank Advocate - CN/3206 - Sunderland

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - SR/3076 - Worcestershire

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Bank Workers

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Bank Workers - CN/3030 - Wakefield

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - KR/3004, Swindon, Wiltshire

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Bank Workers

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Bank Workers - CN/3031 - East Midlands

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

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Bank Nurse Team Leader - CN/3299 - Birmingham

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Bank Advocate

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - SR/3429 - Leicestershire

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker, Cornwall Floating Support JH/3090

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - SR/3454 - Bournemouth

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

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Bank Nurse Team Leader - SR/3293

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Bank Nurse Team Leader

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Bank Nurse Team Leader - KR/3355, Derby

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - KR/3258, Dudley

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker - FH/3561 - Milton Keynes

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Community Mental Health Worker

£15,506 - £17,405

Community Mental Health Worker - BP3560 - West Midlands

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Bank Worker

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Bank Worker

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Young Persons Programme Manager

£28,888 - £32,353 per annum

Young Persons Programme Manager - CN/3535 - London

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Community Mental Health Worker

£15,506 - £17,405 pro rata

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Community Mental Health Worker

£15,506 - £17,405 pro rata per annum

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£21,495 - £24,601 per annum (pro rata)

Senior Officer - ER/3564, Camden, City of Westminster and Lambeth

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Community Mental Health Worker

£15,506 - £17,405 pro rata

Community Mental Health Worker - BP/3558 - West Midlands

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All too far away for me Jen, I hope we get sent the report. Getting anything put into practice is the biggest step, I am getting pretty worn down trying to get across mh carers have different needs to other carers. Or should I say all categories of carers have specific needs that are common to the area of health they are drawn into. You would think they'd get it after all these years, there is enough research out there to back up what we are saying. This seems to fall on blindfolded deaf people!
 
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Thanks for this Pam. I got this message too and am planning to go along the the Kendall launch. Am looking forward to getting my copy of the guide but more importantly learning how it can be put into practice!
 
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I only sent the pp to you Georgie so others will not know about it lol. I have also had the flu all last week so know how you feel, have been left with a tickly cough and cold sore and not a lot of energy!!!
 
Hope you feel better soon.
 
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At the moment I'm in bed with the flu [4th day] when I'm recovered I will explain, my head hurts like hell throat feels like sandpaper, nose feels as if someone emptied a carton of pepper up it, chest feels like Iv'e been skinned on the inside apart from that I'm absolutely fine!!!!. I liked the PP presentation Pam although the ending was a bit of a let down ha ha g

Rosemary Moore <rosemary.moore@virgin.net> wrote:

Completely agree with your point about respite, Pam.  Complete nonsense!  As you say, if the person was receiving proper care, there should be no need for "respite".  But in any case, the help offered during the time for respite is often wanting.  I would like to hear more from Georgina as to what help her son and she are now getting that she referred to on the All in the Mind programme.   And Georgina said that the event she spoke at was mostly professionals.  It would be good for her to join the nursing board.  I should also say that I think that the "training" being given to professionals would be better given to the actual carers to show them how to communicate effectively with professionals.  I do believe that professionals, very often with reason, are wary of the carer as a loose cannon.  As you heard on the programme, there are no policies that professionals have to adhere to in dealing with the carer, although there is a lot of legislation. 
 
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That poem sounds interesting Georgie, could I have a copy?
 
As for your mention of needs, reminds of what was said to me by a professional a while back which was also backed up by other professionals present. That's when I feel as if I am in a one man battle, the comment "A Carers is a Carer" as if we all fit into the same box and all have the same needs. I argued against this for months, some of you may remember me bringing it up here.
 
I eventually came up with a reply that nobody could argue with, In the political sense a carer is a carer, in reality varying categories of carers share a common theme, as in dementia carers fighting for the drug that has been held off that slows down the development of D, people caring for a wheel chair user may experience problems common to this area ie: poor service for repairs or accessing wheel chairs. Mh carers also share a common theme that is separate to other categories of caring.
 
The political carers identified needs to me are carers rights, carers assessments, leisure, education, benefits etc. I am not sure those present fully got what I was saying or not but I have not been challenged since on this topic!
 
What gets me when a carer is offered respite, with the add on pressure only if the cared for person has someone to care for them! If the carer had someone to look after the cared for they wouldn't be asking for respite, if the C was on low income and needed funding for a break what does not seem to be included is funding for spending money so again they are left stumped at the post.
 
I'd sooner stay home it's less pressure than trying to get blood out of a stone. The only way for some to have a break is if they have extended family who would help out, fortunately I have this but many do not.
 
Pam
 
 
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Hi Pam your right of course I am fortunate to be able to get involved. I went to aConference in London on Friday and spoke on behalf of Carer's. I told the audience [mainly Professionals] that the job they do is what I would say is more like a "vocation" as they are dealing with people who all too often go to hell and back on a daily basis which is why they need to listen to us and involve us , I also said that they need to be as compassionate and as understanding to our needs as is humanly possible. I ended with a poem entitled "We Can And We Will Change Things" Please God those words will come true Best Wishes Gx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Yes Georgie well done. G is fortunate to live in the area she does and is able to get the  voice of the carer heard I wish I lived closer to the capital and could join in.
 
This past week I have been having lots of discussions about carers on the psych nursing site as a result I acquired a document from a nurse by the name of Alan Simpson involved in the research of this doc. Low and behold he said Georgie was involved in the consultation!. I will attach...
 
This week has been quite a week on the psych nursing site between myself and Rosemary we have stirred up a lot of discussions on the subject of carers not to mention recovery. The recovery topic caused quite a stir and still more emails coming in.
 
Pam
 
 
 
 
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Congratulations to Georgie for her opinions on the programme this week.


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#4804 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:21 pm
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srn Scottish Recovery Network

Please forward this mail to anyone you think would be interested in the SRN.

Latest Updates


Local events to discuss research findings
There are still places available for the 'Recovering Mental Health in Scotland' events in Inverness on January 23rd 2008, Aberdeen on February 29th 2008 and Edinburgh on March 19th 2008.

The aim of these events is to share findings from our narrative research project 'Recovering Mental Health in Scotland' as widely as possible. The events will also offer an opportunity for discussion and debate about the research findings and their implications for people with experience of mental health problems, their friends and family, service providers, planners and policy makers.

At these events SRN will also distribute a new publication called Routes to Recovery that offers ideas and information for recovery based on the research findings.

For more information and a booking form follow the link above.

Sixth Discussion Paper Available
We are delighted to publish the sixth in our SRN discussion paper series. This paper, written by John McCormack, Training and Development Manager with Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH), discusses the role of strengths in recovery and strengths based practice describing Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) as one particular model.  This discussion paper contrasts a deficits approach with a strengths approach, and explores the meaning of 'strengths' and from this how to assess for strengths as well as needs.

For more information and to read the paper follow the link above.

SAMH Recovery Evaluation Available
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), with support from the Scottish Recovery Network, commissioned an independent evaluation of its adoption of a strategic recovery approach within the organisation. The evaluation looked at how adopting a recovery approach had affected staff and service users, and found that in doing so there had been a significant positive change within SAMH.

The final report has now been published and is available via the above link.

Running for Recovery
At the start of 2007 Jim Campbell, an independent Mental Health Trainer and Researcher in Scotland, embarked on a Half Marathon Tour around the UK to raise awareness about recovery and the work of the Scottish Recovery Network. He aimed to run races in Brighton, Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Barra, Glasgow and Newcastle.

Jim has written about his experiences of running to raise awareness about recovery and the parallels he sees between the challenges faced while running and during recovery.

Jim writes:
"Throughout all the events I ran in 2007, my t-shirt seemed to encourage people to talk about their understanding, personal experiences and perceptions of mental health and recovery."

To read more about Jim's running tour and his experiences follow the link above.

Peer Support Evaluation
As part of the commitment to pilot formalised peer support approaches in a number of areas across Scotland, as outlined in Delivering for Mental Health, the Scottish Government are inviting expressions of interest to lead on the independent evaluation of the introduction of the new peer worker role. Interested individuals and organisations should read the briefing and return expressions of interest, as instructed, by Wednesday December 12th to jamie.pitcairn@...

Follow the link for more details.

With Inclusion in Mind
The Scottish Government recently published a guidance document entitled, 'With Inclusion in Mind - The local authority's role in promoting wellbeing and social development'.

This document provides guidance and best practice, and includes tools and background information, to enable individuals and services in local authorities to understand and fulfill their duties under Sections 25-31 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. These duties have an impact on all aspects of life that come under the direction of local authorities, such as education, leisure services, economic development and housing.

For more information follow the link above.

New Guidance for Employers
In October SAMH launched new guidance for employers entitled: 'Making Reasonable Adjustments at Work for People with Mental Health Problems'. The guidance has been produced in consultation with employers and people who have experience of mental health problems while in employment.

Employers are required under the Disability Discrimination Act to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities, if they are disadvantaged by the physical environment or working practices of the employer.

The new guidance outlines how to go about making an adjustment, suggests some possible adjustments that employers can make and sets out how to access further help.

For more information follow the link above.

Mental Welfare Commission Tribunal Survey
One of the key intentions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is to increase participation of service users and carers in care and treatment decisions. The Mental Health Tribunal is a key element of the Act, yet there is little information about service-user experience of Tribunals. To address the gap, the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland will be carrying out a survey, directed at individual service users, named persons, carers and relatives who have attended a Tribunal in Scotland. Copies of surveys will be distributed at every Tribunal taking place in Scotland over a two month period early in 2008. If you would like more information about the survey follow the link above or contact Anita Wiseman, Communication Manager for the Mental Welfare Commission, email: anita.wiseman@...


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#4803 From: "Rosemary Moore" <rosemary.moore@...>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:25 pm
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Horrible!   You're making me feel your pain...
 
Hope you get better soon.
 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] INFLUENZA!!!!!!

At the moment I'm in bed with the flu [4th day] when I'm recovered I will explain, my head hurts like hell throat feels like sandpaper, nose feels as if someone emptied a carton of pepper up it, chest feels like Iv'e been skinned on the inside apart from that I'm absolutely fine!!!!. I liked the PP presentation Pam although the ending was a bit of a let down ha ha g

Rosemary Moore <rosemary.moore@virgin.net> wrote:

Completely agree with your point about respite, Pam.  Complete nonsense!  As you say, if the person was receiving proper care, there should be no need for "respite".  But in any case, the help offered during the time for respite is often wanting.  I would like to hear more from Georgina as to what help her son and she are now getting that she referred to on the All in the Mind programme.   And Georgina said that the event she spoke at was mostly professionals.  It would be good for her to join the nursing board.  I should also say that I think that the "training" being given to professionals would be better given to the actual carers to show them how to communicate effectively with professionals.  I do believe that professionals, very often with reason, are wary of the carer as a loose cannon.  As you heard on the programme, there are no policies that professionals have to adhere to in dealing with the carer, although there is a lot of legislation. 
 
Rosemary
Surrey UK
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] A Vocation

That poem sounds interesting Georgie, could I have a copy?
 
As for your mention of needs, reminds of what was said to me by a professional a while back which was also backed up by other professionals present. That's when I feel as if I am in a one man battle, the comment "A Carers is a Carer" as if we all fit into the same box and all have the same needs. I argued against this for months, some of you may remember me bringing it up here.
 
I eventually came up with a reply that nobody could argue with, In the political sense a carer is a carer, in reality varying categories of carers share a common theme, as in dementia carers fighting for the drug that has been held off that slows down the development of D, people caring for a wheel chair user may experience problems common to this area ie: poor service for repairs or accessing wheel chairs. Mh carers also share a common theme that is separate to other categories of caring.
 
The political carers identified needs to me are carers rights, carers assessments, leisure, education, benefits etc. I am not sure those present fully got what I was saying or not but I have not been challenged since on this topic!
 
What gets me when a carer is offered respite, with the add on pressure only if the cared for person has someone to care for them! If the carer had someone to look after the cared for they wouldn't be asking for respite, if the C was on low income and needed funding for a break what does not seem to be included is funding for spending money so again they are left stumped at the post.
 
I'd sooner stay home it's less pressure than trying to get blood out of a stone. The only way for some to have a break is if they have extended family who would help out, fortunately I have this but many do not.
 
Pam
 
 
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Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Carersforumuk] A Vocation

Hi Pam your right of course I am fortunate to be able to get involved. I went to aConference in London on Friday and spoke on behalf of Carer's. I told the audience [mainly Professionals] that the job they do is what I would say is more like a "vocation" as they are dealing with people who all too often go to hell and back on a daily basis which is why they need to listen to us and involve us , I also said that they need to be as compassionate and as understanding to our needs as is humanly possible. I ended with a poem entitled "We Can And We Will Change Things" Please God those words will come true Best Wishes Gx

Pamela Pinder <pamshouse@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Yes Georgie well done. G is fortunate to live in the area she does and is able to get the  voice of the carer heard I wish I lived closer to the capital and could join in.
 
This past week I have been having lots of discussions about carers on the psych nursing site as a result I acquired a document from a nurse by the name of Alan Simpson involved in the research of this doc. Low and behold he said Georgie was involved in the consultation!. I will attach...
 
This week has been quite a week on the psych nursing site between myself and Rosemary we have stirred up a lot of discussions on the subject of carers not to mention recovery. The recovery topic caused quite a stir and still more emails coming in./ DIV>
 
Pam
 
 
 
 
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#4802 From: "Pamela Pinder" <pamshouse@...>
Date: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:09 pm
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One of the members here recently sent me a Christmas e-Card and my anti virus wouldn't let me view it. So just made one up in word attached.
 
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Thanks for this Pam. I got this message too and am planning to go along the the Kendall launch. Am looking forward to getting my copy of the guide but more importantly learning how it can be put into practice!
 
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SPN December 2007 Newsletter

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I love these frost-painted, sun-steamed mornings we’ve been having this December. They can remind us that one of the original reasons for having a mid-winter festival was to bring light into everyone’s lives at the coldest, potentially bleakest time of year.
In most other directions we are bombarded with images from multinational-backed high street chains assuring us that we will be promised the most magical of Christmases ever if we buy the latest games console / iPod descendant / Iggle Piggle singing doll. We will all apparently be sitting around open fires smiling and laughing and playing happy families – and the more money we spend the happier we will be.
While most of us know this is a myth, for many people who have mental health problems, are unemployed or homeless, this is actually a very difficult and painful time of year. The emphasis on being together can reinforce people’s sense of loneliness and isolation, of being the ones who are left out or pushed to the margins. Christmas is particularly seen as a time for children, and many people who do not have children of their own find themselves accorded a smaller space in their families while those who have their own family units are automatically at the centre of the festivities. For many others there may be no functioning family to which they can return and no replacement family to provide comfort and a friendly face.
These are familiar refrains, and one of the more heartening aspects of Christmas is the drawing out of compassion and understanding. SPN’s recent activities have had these aims in mind, and following the seminal recovery and diversity study day in October we were partners in a lively one day ‘MindThink’ seminar entitled ‘Recovery – the life and times of a supermodel?’ during which participants took part in an animated exchange of views about the politics and values of mental health and mental health care and treatment.


Santa’s stocking: recovery and diversity paper available now

 

In the last few euphoric days before the Christmas holidays, SPN staffs were delighted to receive boxes of the latest SPN paper, which followed on from the recovery and diversity study day held in London this September.

 

The dynamic red covered publications have already been sent out as a thank you Christmas gift to all the delegates on the day, and can be viewed online here.  You can request a copy free of charge as an SPN member by sending us your contact address, subject to availability!

 

Director Terry Bamford was “delighted” at the record turnaround and praised all the Paper’s contributors for their thoughtful documentation of the day’s important debates.

 

The Paper has certainly been timely in taking a critical look at the potential of the recovery agenda, as well as some of the anxieties it provokes amongst service users, particularly those from marginalised and seldom heard groups including black and minority ethnic, lesbian and gay, women and migrants.

 

“Whilst also looking at good recovery practice, this paper scrutinises recovery in terms of two central questions: who defines and owns the recovery process, and whether recovery as currently defined and practised is relevant to groups from diverse backgrounds including BME service users. As such it makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing debates around recovery from a diversity angle”, said Raza Griffiths, SPN Joint Network Co-ordinator, who was one of the Steering group members for the study day.  Read more on SPNs work on Recovery

 

The new focus on personalised care reflected in the Concordat offers a chance to ensure that self-directed care really is owned and shaped by service users.

 

Employment

Raise Mental Health Ltd are conducting a survey in the South East of England (excluding London) into the employment, education and training needs of people with experience of mental health problems. The survey is available from their website.

 

Mental Health Network

SPN is now having regular meetings with Steve Shrubb, Director of the Mental Health Network. MHN is the body representing Mental Health Trusts and is extending its membership to include all service provider organisations including both private and voluntary bodies.

 

Mental Health Code of Practice

Input for the Code of Practice consultation is already underway, with CSIP organising regional consultation events in Taunton, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cambridge, Newcastle and Manchester in December 2007 - January 2008. For further details and to book a place you will need to contact your regional CSIP Regional Lead

SPN is also encouraging its members – particularly service users - with an interest in this area to send in their responses to SPN for inclusion into SPN’s own comments.

Read more

 

Volunteer with VSO

Mental health professionals from Britain are being encouraged to work voluntarily overseas.

Such professionals are, for the first time, being targeted to fill short-term placements with the development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).
Malawi in Africa is one of the countries that mental health professionals are being asked to work.

VSO says mental health services have been neglected in Malawi as the government struggles to provide basic health care. There is one psychiatrist for the whole country.

The Sri Lankan government and local NGOs are asking for the help of experienced mental health professionals to build the capacity of its mental health workforce and institutions. You’ll share your vital skills with mental health workers across the country, strengthening existing services and developing new ones

VSO are also seeking a Social Work Trainer at the Hanoi University of Education in Vietnam. Further details.

 

Poem

Another poem from Tracey Hayes to whom we are grateful for letting us reproduce her work.

 

Events

Find out what’s on in your area

 

SPN wishes all its members a happy Christmas and a good New Year.

 

The SPN Team

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Launch of Involving Carers in Out of Area Treatments Guide - Manchester, Liverpool and Kendall
 
The joint CSIP and Rethink good practice guide to involving carers in out of area treatments will be available in the new year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who provided information, commented on the emerging guide and came to development meetings.
 
Three 'lunch-time launch' events will be held to publicise the availability of the guide. These will be:
 - 22nd January, Manchester 
 - 30th January, Liverpool
 - 5th February, Kendall
 
You are invited to attend one of these events. If you would like to attend please respond to this email and let us know which one. Details of times and venues to follow. Travel expenses are payable to service users and carers. A buffet lunch will be provided.
 
If you are unable to attend but would like a copy of the guide please provide a full postal address to receive your copy. If you would like more than one copy please let us know.
 
Once again thank you for your help and we look forward to meeting again at one the launch events.
 

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