Carers’ Forum

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre (WCC) has been working with local Carers to help initiate their own Carer-led forum and get it up and running.

At the initial session 11 Carers were involved and had the chance to start to explore what it is they want the forum to do. As part of these discussions the forum began to identify

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Clinical Commissioning group engages with Carers

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre has beenworking with the new Clinical Commissioning group in the borough to help put Carers views at the heart of their work.

As part of this work WCC organised a series of sessions open to all Carers’ to contribute to the discussions. In particular  listening to Carers views about how the new commissioning group

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Opportunity to Be Involved in Research – Mental Health Carers

 

Are You Interested In Participating In and Supporting Research?

Have You Been Supporting Someone with a Mental Illness For 5-10 Years?

Are You Black Afro-Caribbean?

Has the Person You Support Got a Diagnosis Of:

- Bi-Polar Disorder

- Schizophrenia

- Schizo-affective Disorder

All Participants will be entered in a £25 prize drawer for a high

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Opportunity to Influence and Develop Wandsworth Mental Health Services

 

Are you passionate about Mental Health and want to use your over-arching experiences to develop and improve Mental Health Services?

Do you want to make sure that the views of Families, Friends and Carers are included in Service Reviews and Developments?

Place available on the ‘The Mental Health Partnership’ (Senior Management meeting which

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Mental Health Participation Opportunities – Are you passionate about influencing mental health service developments?

Opportunities for Mental Health Carer Involvement – Wandsworth

Family members’ and Carers’ direct experience, with the expertise it brings is both essential and invaluable in developing and shaping mental health services. Carers’ often bring additional skills and experience outside of their caring role relevant to participation opportunities. 

There is a strong commitment in

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Wandsworth NHS Carer Involvement Opportunities

These are open to all carers and many can be undertaken flexibly often only requiring a couple of hours every two months. Any expenses that are incurred while volunteering are covered.

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Other Carer Participation Opportunities

Carers Strategy Group

Role/Function: To represent the views and needs of all Carers as part of the delivery of the Wandsworth Carers Strategy across the borough. Also works to raise the profile of Carers and Carer issues within local services.

Members: Mixture of staff from Wandsworth Council, Social Services, Mental Health Trust, NHS Wandsworth

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