Please find the SCUF 2011 annual report by clicking the link below.
Please find the SCUF 2011 annual report by clicking the link below.
All of these meetings will be held at:
The Old School Hall, St Barnabas Church,
Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD
A free buffet meal and drinks will be provided
Please let us know if you plan to
attend or if you have any special requirements
All of these meetings will be held from 6pm-8pm at:
The Old School Hall, St Barnabas Church,
Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD
A free buffet meal and drinks will be provided
Please let us know if you plan to
attend or if you have any special requirements
Poster: SCUF Meeting, 19th April 2011
South Cambs Users Forum (SCUF) invites mental health service users, their carers and representatives in the Cambridge area to its next quarterly meeting:
I find life difficult to cope with sometimes, but where can I turn to for help?
Tuesday 19th April, 6pm to 8pm in the Jordan Room at Romsey Mill, Hemingford Road, Cambridge, CB1 3BZ
We will be joined by:
Neil Winstone, General Manager (Adults South) from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Aly Anderson from Cam-mind (who also trains in Mental Health First Aid)
Tina Rothi, Chartered Psychologist & Team Leader (North Cambridge IAPT) from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Who will talk to SCUF and answer questions about the kinds of help and support available. We are also hoping that a peer support worker will be joining us.
If you plan to attend I’d be really grateful if you let me know by phone or email: info@scuf.org.uk
Buffet food and drinks will be provided amd there is wheelchair access.
Thanks and best wishes,
Ruth Hawkins
Lifecraft Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
Tel: 01223 566957
POSTER – ESA & DLA SCUF Meeting, 10th November 2010
South Cambs Users Forum (SCUF) invites mental health service users, their carers and representatives in the Cambridge area to its next quarterly meeting:
Everything you wanted to know about ESA and DLA but were afraid to ask!
~ With Pebble Padfield from the CAB ~
There will also be time for people to raise other important issues.
This meeting will be held on:
Wednesday 10th November 2010, 6pm to 8pm
at: St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD
A free buffet evening meal and drinks will be provided
Wheelchair access & free parking in car park nearby (off Gwydir Street)
Please let us know if you plan to attend and if you have any special requirements
Thanks and best wishes,
Amanda Price
Lifecraft Campaigns Manger and SCUF Facilitator
The Bath House
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LW
Tel: 01223 566957
Dear all,
South Cambs Users Forum invites mental health service users, their carers and representatives in the Cambridge area to its next quarterly meeting: “Working together to build a stronger voice for mental health service users in 2010″.
Speakers at this meeting will include Kim Armitt, Cambridgeshire LINk Health Facilitator, who will be introducing Cambridgeshire LINk and explaining how it can support user forums to influence local mental health services.
Adele McCormack, Service User Engagement Worker, who will be introducing, as well as consulting us about, a spring Cambridgeshire service user event which will help to link and promote service user forums.
There will also be time for individuals to raise issues about local services.
This meeting will be held on:
Tuesday 16th March 2010, 6pm to 8pm at ‘The Barn’, St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD.
A buffet evening meal and drinks will be provided. Free parking in car park nearby (please see map on attachment). Please let us know if you plan to attend.
PLEASE SEE FURTHER INFORMATION ATTACHED.
Amanda Price
Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
Lifecraft
The Bath House
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LW
Tel: 01223 566957
SCUF%20Meeting%2C%2016th%20March%202010.pdf
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust are looking for service user and carer representatives to join their Patient Experience Committee. Details attached.
Service%20User_Carer%20Advert.doc
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust (CPFT) are in the process of implementing new Peer Support Worker posts. The training for these posts is going to be delivered by Recovery Innovations, Arizona who are the world leaders in Peer Support Worker training and development. The training will be delivered from May 2010 onwards. It is a months full time training and it will be offered in May, June, July and August to start with. Eligibility for the training is to have a lived experience of mental illness (accessing secondary services rather than primary care) and a good standard of education, as well as having a wellness recovery action plan (or similar) in place. The training is also only for people who want to work as a Peer Support Worker, as the Trust is currently creating vacancies.
The training is very comprehensive as well as inspirational. The Peer Support Worker roles are about sharing recovery stories and supporting people with their recovery journey.
Please see attachments for further information and watch this space for updates and more detailed information on the training.
Much thanks, Amanda Price, Lifecraft Campaigns Officer
Contact person for information about Peer Support Workers:
Sharon Gilfoyle, Peer Support Worker Project Manager
Tel: 01733 748382
Email: sharon.gilfoyle@cpft.nhs.uk
http://www.cpft.nhs.uk/
PSW%20Newsletter%20Jan%202010.pdf
Peer%20Employment%20Training%20Experience.pdf
Are you a mental health service user or do you support a mental health service user who is going/has been through the application process for Employment Support Allowance?
If YES, the Public Interest Research Unit (PIRU) are working with Rethink to explore the experiences of mental health service users (and those who support them) negotiating their way through applying for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) by conducting a six month independent enquiry and they would be very grateful if people could complete their short survey.
If you are a mental health service user with experience of applying for Employment Support Allowance, please complete the following survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kUGUIXuJpSWARmIFGovrQA_3d_3d
If you have experience of supporting a claimant (or more than one claimant) please complete the following survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=sp30ybMAg3_2bHODemT2DnaQ_3d_3d
All information provided will be treated confidentially.
If you would like more information about the enquiry please contact Rupert Harwood, Chairperson PIRU (info@piru.org.uk, 01559 370 395)
Much thanks,
Amanda Price
Lifecraft Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
The next SCUF meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th November 2009, 6pm to 8pm at the Old School House, St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD. Please see map on poster attached. There is easy parking in the car park near by and wheelchair accesss to the building. Buffet food and drinks provided.
The focus of the meeting will be on Physical Health Checks for identifying the unmet physical health needs of mental health service users.
Judy Dean, the mental health Trust’s Adult Professional Nurse Lead will be talking about the importance of physical health in the mental health context, including findings from local and national research. She will introduce the PHC (Physical Health Check) – a tool developed by Rethink (the national mental health charity) and how this is now included in the Trust’s Physical Healthcare policies. She will also be showing a DVD promoting the use of the PHC, produced in collaboration with Trust staff and users of services.
At this meeting we will also be introducing Adele McCormack, the new Service User Engagement Worker, who is working with service users so that they can have a more effective voice in the commissioning of health and social care services throughout Cambridgeshire.
If you plan to attend i’d be really grateful if you could let me know by phone or email.
Kind regards,
Amanda Price
Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
Lifecraft
01223 566957
amanda@lifecraft.org.uk
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