Mental Health Open Forum

The Hear Us Mental Health Open Forum is designed so that mental health service users can come together and discuss services that they access and that affect them. This forum gives us a chance to meet, ask questions and debate with commissioners, NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group and Croydon Council, and service providers SLaM (the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust). Also other services, such as the voluntary sector (Mind in Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, APCMH and others) are also able to come and discuss their services.

The Hear Us Mental Health Open Forum is designed so that mental health service users can come together and discuss services that they access and that affect them. This forum gives us a chance to meet, ask questions and debate with commissioners, NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group and Croydon Council, and service providers SLaM (the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust). Also other services, such as the voluntary sector (Mind in Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, APCMH and others) are also able to come and discuss their services.

The Open Forum Ground Rules

• Respect for the guest speakers at all times. Unfortunately, anyone who breaks this rule may be asked to leave the meeting.
• Respect for each other – everybody is entitled to have their say and one person to speak at a time. Please raise your hand if you have a question.
• Respect for the Chair of the meeting. Everyone to listen if the Chair calls for silence.
• Respect for yourself! People are free to come and go as they please. We have scheduled breaks, but please feel free to go outside if you need fresh air AT ANY TIME.
• Please put mobile phones on silent where possible and leave the room to take calls.

Claire Hawkes
Deputy CEO & Open Forum Chair
Hear Us
Orchard House
15a Purley Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 6EZ
Tel: 020 8681 6888
Email: forum@hear-us.org
Webpage: www.hear-us.org/forum/