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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust are looking for service user and carer representatives to join their Patient Experience Committee. Details attached.
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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/
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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
SCUF is currently recruiting for a Chair.
£10 per hour, 2 hours per week.
The role involves chairing and helping to plan quarterly SCUF meetings, as well as encouraging service user involvement and attendance.
We are looking for someone who is an ex/current mental health service user to take this postition.
Job description and recruitment poster attached.
Please get in touch for an application pack.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Monday November 2nd 2009
Much thanks
Amanda Price, SCUF Facilitator
email: amanda@lifecraft.org.uk
Tel: 01223 566957
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Dear SCUF Members,
Have you come across information about Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s forthcoming conference on Recovery on Thursday June 25th at Chilford Hall? A flyer and booking form is attached for your information.
The Trust is hoping for as many serice users as possible to attend and are also looking for a couple of people to tell their story – a five minute personal story about their own experience of recovery. If you are interested please contact Diana Jakubowska, Head of Communications: mailto:EDiana.Jakubowska@cpft.nhs.uk Desk: 01223 726760 Office: 01223 726767 Mobile: 0794 900 4378
Thanks and best wishes,
Amanda Price
Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
Lifecraft
The Bath House
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LW
Tel: 01223 566957
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The Cambridgeshire User Led Organisation (ULO) – “Enabling people to shape and direct the services they need to live the life they choose”
Who are we?
We are a new organisation set up and run by local people who have support needs, including:
- Older people
- People with a disability or impairment, including people with mental health needs
- People on direct payments or personal budgets and those who fund their own care and support – Informal or family carers, including same sex partners
What do we want?
We want people to have more and better choices about the services and support available to them. We think we can do this by bringing more people together to talk about what is needed, support each other and take action together to make change happen.
Why now?
There are big changes happening in how services are delivered with the move to personal budgets. Our research shows that people would like more information about these changes and what they mean for their lives.
How can you get involved?
You can let us know if you are interested in supporting our work or finding out more by completing the form attached.
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Dear members of the mental health community,
Are you a mental health service user, carer or representative in the Cambridge area who is confused about the new Employment Support Allowance (ESA) that replaced Incapacity Benefit (IB) for new claimants in October 2008? Are you worried how it is going to affect you or someone you support or care for?
South Cambs Users Forum (SCUF), Jobcentre Plus and the Papworth Trust have teamed together to deliver an ESA focused forum for local service users, carers and their representatives. Professionals will be talking about ESA and the Pathways to Work (PtW) scheme (which is an essential component of ESA). There will also be a questions and answers session.
This meeting will be held on: Thursday 30th April, 6pm to 8pm in the ‘Lounge’ at St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BD. Buffet food and drinks provided. PLEASE SEE POSTER ATTACHED.
If you plan to attend please let me know by phone or email.
SCUF carries out campaign and awareness work with/on behalf of its members and members raise issues at meetings, via phone or email. Membership is free and open to anyone who has accessed mental health services. If you would like to become a member of SCUF please contact me directly or apply on this website.
Thanks and best wishes,
Amanda Price
Lifecraft Campaigns Officer and SCUF Facilitator
The Bath House
Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LW
Tel: 01223 566957
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Dear SCUF members,
Please see information below (and attached) on two free conferences you might be interested in attending, organised by the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), Eastern Region. SCUF can pay your travel expenses (car mileage/public transport) if you let me know in advance.
Best wishes,
Amanda Price, SCUF Facilitator
Real People Real Power – Thursday 19th March 2009. 9.30am – 4.00pm at the Fielder Centre. Hatfield. Hertfordshire. This is a specific Mental Health conference for the East of England led by the Regional Experts by Experience (EbE) group of Mental Health Service Users and Carers and is primarily for service users and carers.
Voices for Change – Tuesday 31st March 2009. 10am – 4.00pm at the Murry Edwards College (formerly known as New Hall) Huntingdon Road, Cambridge. A generic campaigning and advocacy event for the East of England. If you’ve thought about running a campaign and don’t know where to start or you’d like to develop your current campaigning and/or advocacy skills this free event could be for you.
With regards
DebbieDebbie Roberts, Programme Manager, Tel: 07920 297194. E-mail: debbie.roberts@csip.org.ukAlternative contact: Peter Millist, programme administrator. Tel:01206 287587.Email: Peter.Millist@csip.org.ukEastern Region Development Centre. 655 The Crescent. Colchester. Essex. CO4 9YQTel: 01206 287541. www.eastern.csip.org.uk
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